Qualifications and Experience

• B. Com Accounting/ B.Compt (Honours) or equivalent qualification
• Great Plains experience will be an added advantage
• Minimum 4-5 years of work experience in a similar role

Technical Competencies, Skills, and Personal Attributes:

• High level of attention to detail
• Strong technical skills in IFRS and tax
• Good communication skills (written & oral)
• Energetic and initiative-taking
• Resilient and diligent
• Deadline-driven and ability to work independently
• Must be computer literate and proficient in Excel
• Critical thinking and problem-solving
• Proactive and takes accountability for responsibilities
• Strong analytical ability to interpret financial information
• Good team player
• Ethical and honest

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and release payments and new beneficiaries
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and revenue reconciliations
• Prepare the cash forecast
• Prepare loan account reconciliations
• Prepare finance reconciliations for BEE reporting
• Review the bookkeeper’s procurement spend reconciliations for BEE reporting
• Maintain the fixed asset register
• Load fixed assets and run depreciation
• Oversee month-end close-off of debtors and creditors
• Raise invoices/credit notes and review the bookkeeper’s invoices
• Process month-end journals (Salaries, standard month-end journals, and fund journals)
• Ensure that the operating expense accruals are complete
• Review creditors’ invoices to ensure they are processed accurately
• Review the tax add info report
• Review forex payments (as and when needed)
• Review sundry recoveries (Intercompany)
• Maintain electronic filing of accounting records accurately
• Prepare VAT 201 and reasonability checks
• Update monthly management accounts and investigate material variances
• Present management accounts during flash meetings
• Prepare HFM packs
• Prepare the tax calculation and journal
• Assist with budget/forecast preparation
• Prepare the financial statements
• Oversee bookkeepers and junior accountants as needed
• Handle ad hoc finance duties as needed
• Assist with audit requests and queries
• Strive for excellence