Bellville: ACCOUNTANT

Our client, an established company within the financial sector is seeking to hire a highly skilled and experienced Accountant to join their team. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with strong planning and organising abilities to grow their career within a reputable organisation. Qualification: Accounting Degree (BCom or BCompt (Acc)); Completed articles and 3 years experience in accounting function or; 10 year experience in accounting Pension fund accounting experience beneficial will enable you to do the following duties: Procurement and suppliers: Responsible for reviewing of primary source documents; Responsible for ensuring adherence to the Company’s policies, procedures, budget limits and Levels of Authority regarding goods and services procured; Responsible for completing “checks” on completeness of supporting documentation maintained; Responsible for ensuring that supplier payment terms are monitored and enforced. General accounting records and reconciliations: Reviews cash books and bank reconciliations; Reviews supplier reconciliations; Reviews the fixed asset registers; Processes non-routine/complex journal entries and reviews journal entries posted by bookkeeper; Prepares balance sheet reconciliation schedules for account balances and reviews schedules prepared by bookkeeper and to ensure that the balance sheet is appropriately reconciled; Primarily responsible for the validity, accuracy and completeness of transactions processed in the accounting records in a consistent manner; Responsible for the accuracy and completeness of intercompany and related party transactions and balances confirmed on intercompany transaction schedules and confirmations; Responsible for preparing calculations where required of amounts recognised in the accounting records; Prepares/reviews Payroll information with supporting documentation; Reviews instruction received in relation to specific entity and ensures instruction is relevant, accurate and understood before actioning; Prepares/Reviews the age analysis for customer and suppliers to ensure validity, accuracy and completeness and follows up variances timeously. Management information: Responsible for preparing accurate management accounts, including the update of forecasts, monthly cash flow and all supporting schedules timeously; Responsible for preparing an accurate budget, including the update of forecasts and all supporting schedules timeously; Prepares and maintains all other management information requested by the executive management team; Develops management information reporting templates. Sales function: Prepares and maintains calculations for revenue generated (including supporting documentation); Performs checks on inputs used for system generated revenue calculations to approved sources (agreements etc); Responsible for the collection of outstanding amounts due from customers; Updates and maintains summaries of Assets Under including movements. Treasury and financial soundness: Reviews functions performed by the bookkeeper; Takes ownership of the validity, accuracy and completeness of the weekly and long-term cash flow preparation in line with the required timelines; Prepares calculations to monitor financial soundness requirements for current and future periods (liquidity, cash holdings, CAR & solvency); May be required to be a releaser of payments and beneficiaries on the banking platform. Taxation: Prepares the VAT reconciliation and working papers including reasonability of VAT declared; Maintains reconciliation of balances owing to(by) SARS for all balances due; Prepares the tax computation for monthly reporting and the annual financial statements; Prepared DWT returns for submission; Ensures that all audit queries are addressed timely and that valid tax clearance is maintained at all times; Ensures that payment for all tax types are paid within the prescribed timeframes. Audit and year-end: Primarily responsible for providing all information to the auditors and Group management timeously; Preparation of annual financial statements. Budgets: Preparation of yearly budgets for allocated entities; Assist in the preparation of support area budgets. Special projects: Is primarily responsible for the execution and day-to-day monitoring of the project. Strategic and other areas: Participates in meetings; More detailed to complex communications required; Decision making requires thorough analysis of best practice and research; Subject matter knowledge is more detailed; Collaborates and provides feedback for consideration of policies and strategy; Limited negotiation with peers and subordinates; Presents/trains peers and subordinates.