Job Description

POSITION: Accountant
LOCATION: Glenwood, Durban
Full Booking function in addition to the below:

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- Ensure appropriate accounting policies are applied during the preparation of yearly budgets.
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- Supervise daily operations within the scope of accounts receivable and accounts payable.
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- Collaborate with accounts and finance managers to ensure the smooth running of an organization’s accounts department.
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- Assist with tax returns, work independently on bookkeeping and account reconciliations and handle load payments on Standard Bank Business Online.
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Reconciliation of historical entries on Microsoft Dynamics: n

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- Ability to identify errors.
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- Investigating reconciling items and driving resolution with the Financial Manager and Financial Accountant.
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- Reconciling unmatched payments to uncaptured invoices and credit notes
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- General ledger reconciliations
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- Analytical evaluation of vendor accounts against payments made.
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General: n

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- Assist with external audit preparation.
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- Collaborate with Financial Managers and other team members to successfully execute various accounting tasks.
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- Comply with the requirements of the quality management system.
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Requirements and skills: n

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- Attentive to detail.
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- Sound accounting knowledge.
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- Confidentiality
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- Handle pressure.
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- Thoroughness
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- Pays attention to detail, displays a high level of integrity, and is deadline-driven
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- Excellent organisational and planning skills with the ability to prioritize time and work effectively.
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- Can communicate within the team and contribute to the overall success of the team.
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- Adaptable as this is a constantly changing setting.
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Experience & Qualifications: n

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- Experience 5 years plus preferred (Experience in an accounting firm would be advantageous)
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- Our ideal candidate has a minimum matric and a tertiary education in Bookkeeping or Finance.
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Duties and Responsibilities: n
General Journal Entries: n

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- Raising monthly accruals.
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- Processing Depreciation.
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- Salaries journal.
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- Credit note provision.
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- Bad debt provisions.
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- All general ledger journals in preparation for management accounts.
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Accounts Receivable: (All Entities): n

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- Provide management with a weekly listing of files outstanding by Voyage Statement Status.
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- Provide Management with a Monthly Customer Age analysis.
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- Unapplied payments report – Customers.
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- Maintenance of Clearing Accounts.
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- Pe Transactional data – preparation.
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- Related party trading accounts.
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- Intercompany trading accounts.
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Accounts Payable: (All Entities): n

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- Processing of foreign vendor invoices including the assignment of charge items.
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- To ensure that the rate of exchange is aligned with the incoterms as described.
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- Foreign vendor creation.
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- Releasing of purchase orders (rounding, cents adj).
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- Provide Management with Monthly Vendor Age analysis.
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- Unapplied payments report – Vendors.
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- Purchase Order Maintenance.
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- Purchase Order Approval.
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- Releasing of purchase orders (rounding, cents adjustment).
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- ROE Request from buyers.
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General:



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- Credit Card and Fleet Card Import Template.
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- Manage General Ledger reconciliations including maintenance ledgers.
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- Performing periodic financial analyses to detect and resolve problems.
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- Prepare working paper file for internal and external audits and review by management.
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- Prepare balance sheet reconciliations – monthly.
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- Prepare income statement reconciliations – monthly.
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- Ensure that all control accounts are reconciled to sub-ledgers.
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- Including Accounts receivable, Accounts Payable, Cash and Bank Accounts, Inventory.
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- Preparation of the VAT 201 for submission month for all related entities.
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- Preparation of the EMP201 and EMP501 for submission on e-filing and easy file.
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- Tax and VAT compliance - SARS Correspondence.
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- Assist with Provisional Tax calculations and submission.
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- Facilitating the Monthly Invoice Processing.
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- Ensure that all operating expenses are accounted for and reconciled through vendor ledgers.
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- Stock Valuations and Stock Adjustments.
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Fixed Assets: (All Entities) n

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- Maintenance of the fixed asset and tax asset registers for all entities.
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- Ensure that all assets are accounted for both with NAV and in Excel.
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- Update additions, disposals, and scrapping with the FAR's.
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Reconciliation of historical entries on Microsoft Dynamics: n

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- Ability to identify errors.
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- Investigating reconciling items and driving resolution with the Financial Manager and Financial Accountant.
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- Reconciling unmatched payments to uncaptured invoices and credit notes
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- General ledger reconciliations.
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- Analytical evaluation of vendor accounts against payments made.
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