A position has become available for a Financial Accountant / Senior Bookkeeper
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare month-end journals, calculations, and revaluations to ensure accurate financial reporting
- Reconcile accounts and prepare TB for review, including completing commentary and key reconciliations
- Ensure accurate results are presented by no later than the fourth working day of each month
- Conduct FM reporting, including uploading and generating reports
- Manage and oversee the month-end and year-end close processes
- Prepare the year-end audit pack
Accounting Operations:
- Analyze debtors aging for long outstanding and unpaid invoices
- Prepare weekly and monthly cashflow forecasts for submission to management and Treasury
- Loading of payments on the bank
- Prepare the monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including TFR revenue/wagon hire and haulage reconciliation
- Prepare two sets of AFS to submit to auditors and assist with audit workings
- Prepare ad-hoc reports as required
Accounts Payable and Receivable:
- Prepare creditor reconciliations and manage payments
- Ensure all supplier invoices have purchase orders raised against them
- Check that purchase orders are raised in a timely manner prior to creditor payment deadlines and month-end
- Send statements and invoices to debtors
- Set up monthly meetings with senior management to discuss working capital items
Audits:
- Provide support during external and internal audits
- Review and evaluate financial controls to ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements
Process Improvement and Compliance:
- Review and analyze current processes, and identify areas for improvement to streamline operations
- Ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements
Inventory and Stock Count Management:
- Attend stock counts of the Rail companies and ensure compliance with group policies and procedures
Fixed Assets:
Prepare fixed asset forms monthly
Tax:
Prepare quarterly tax packs
Minimum requirements
- BCOMM
- Strong understanding of local accounting regulations and reporting requirements
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, SAP, and other necessary software
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Able to work with different levels of management
Minimum Period of Experience / Training:
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: R30 000,00 - R45 000,00 per month
Education:
