Junior Accountant – 1 year FTC needed at Abbott

Responsibilities:

• Monthly financial reporting and journal posting.
• Balance sheet reconciliations.
• Monthly calculations and postings for inventory and debtors.
• Preparation and submission of sales and cost of sales.
• Reporting of Bad Debt Reserves.
• Preparation and submission of SPOC i.e. Accounting for Spare Parts, preparing the movement schedule/tie-out for incoming and outgoing stock at the end of the month and reconciling the closing balance per the tie-out to the General Ledgers and associated reconciliations.
• Open new customer accounts and credit vetting in accordance with Abbott policies.
• Monitoring of Held Orders.
• Assist with audit queries and general query resolution.
• Support senior accountant with general finance functions.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERTISE:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting OR related

Experience:

• a Minimum of 4 years’ experience within a similar role.
• Debtors experience is essential
• Advanced Excel experience essential
• Proactive individual with a drive to deliver results
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with various personalities
• Must be able to work with standard desktop software i.e. MS Office