Woolworths, one of South Africa's leading retailers renowned for quality and innovation, is seeking a Finance Assistant I (Store Bank Recons) to join our Treasury team at Head Office in Cape Town, Western Cape. You will be responsible for ensuring accurate and timely reconciliation of bank and general ledger cash accounts, preparing detailed reconciliations for complex transactions, resolving outstanding items efficiently, and supporting Treasury payment processes. Join Woolworths and be part of a dynamic, quality-driven environment where your analytical skills and attention to detail will directly contribute to our business success and ongoing transformation. Take the next step in your finance career with us and thrive in a company passionate about excellence, customer service, and making a meaningful impact. Apply today!
- Accounting qualification with min 1-year relevant industry experience
- Computer literacy – Excel a necessity and Oracle (General Ledger) advantageous
- Basic understanding of accounting practices
- Analytical
- Investigative abilities
- Previous bank reconciliation experiences
- Understanding of store cash processes
- Understanding of Recon Assist
Behavioural Skills:
- Personal Effectiveness
- Passion for the brand and customers
- Connecting people
- Delivering high performance
- Driving quality
- Planning and organising
- Self starter
- Proactive in resolving issues
Tertiary Requirements:
Experience Required:
- 1-3 years relevant work experience
- Deliver accurate and timeous bank account and GL
- Prepare reconciliations for complex and high-volume transaction
- Upload accounting information into Oracle financials
- Actively resolve outstanding reconciling items timeously for Store Bank accounts and ad-hoc GL reconciliations
- Analysis of cash, cards and float transactions
- Accurately balance and reconcile allocated accounts in accordance with accounting best practice.
- Actively resolve outstanding reconciling items timeously for cash, cards and float GL accounts
- Process Treasury payments to financial institutions
- Build strong relationships with bank, stores, Rest of Africa in-country teams, Line Managers, cash centres.
- Assist with internal and external audit requests.
