Financial Accountant
Black Pen Recruitment
- Cape Town, Western Cape
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Matric
- Relevant tertiary qualifications (advantageous)
- Experience with FX and understanding of impact thereof
- Skilled in consolidation, Journals, reconciliation and audit support
- Advanced excel skills
- Experience in tourism industry is advantageous
- Experience between 3 - 5 years with, and knowledge of, IFRS, NAMRA, SARS VAT, Insurance Act, Companies Act and Tax.
- Experience using Tourplan (Advantageous)
- Base Salary
- Medical aid R 3 220
- Discovery Vitality R329
- Hybrid work: 2-3 days in the office per week
- Flexible working hours: Start no later than 10:00 am as long as you work 8 hours per day + lunch
- Medical Aid
- Life Insurance
- Death & Disability insurance
- Funeral Cover
- Study Leave available for relevant business-related studies.
- Financial assistance for your studies (after min. one year of working with us)
- Long-service award bonus
- Bi-Weekly age analysis to be forwarded to HOF and department managers with reasons for amounts being overdue
- Report And Escalate critical issues and variances to HOF
- Drive month end Process Pre-check internal review (OPEX, accruals, Fixed Asset register, FX movements etc)
- Monthly Internal review files compiled with commentary for submission to HOF
- Oversee Weekly And Monthly Checks and escalations with Creditors and Debtors team
- Drive Efficiencies and accountability
- Assisting with statutory audit and Head Office queries and resolving them
- Assist With general ledger process as well as post journals
- Compile VAT reports get files and support ready for submission
- Assist With monthly, quarterly and annual report files for, internal purposes, Head Office and Audits
- Compile Support Files and answer queries related to internal and external audits
- Ensure Correct, timely and complete checking of bi-weekly invoicing reports as well as updated commentary and action plans are in place before submitting to HOF
- Ensure Statements are sent out on a bi weekly basis, and followed up to ensure prompt payment
- Escalated Drive escalation process for any queries on invoices to ensure they are closed out timeously
- Ensure Margins Flagged and attended to on a weekly basis and escalate any issues to the relevant manager
- Check Correct VAT treatment of invoices sent to clients Financial Operations: Treasury
- Prepare Reconciliations for all bank accounts on a weekly basis and send to HOF for review
- Reconcile Banks on on a monthly basis for month end with FX rates
- Revalue Creditors and debtors monthly and move to correct account with month end FX rate
- Load OPE related payments that have been processed in TourPlan
- Check Payments Loaded As Well as support is in accordance with company and statutory compliance (revenue service for tax compliance)
- Calculate and post journal for movement from realised and unrealised operational FX to non-operational FX monthly
- Capture ad hoc and invoices supplier accounts on Tourplan
- Reconcile Creditor statements on Tourplan to supplier statements
- Prepare Payments To Suppliers within agreed/contracted payment terms
- Capture payments Tourplan once released on banking system
- Pre-check Reporting and commentary on outstanding items on creditor age analysis before submission to HOF
- Pre-check Reporting and commentary on any vouchers that have been over-captured on Tourplan before submission to HOF
- Obtain Tax Invoices from Pro-forma invoices from suppliers for VAT compliance for the month
- Organise And File all financial documents produced and received in a timely and organised filing system
- Support one another as team; by assisting in each other’s duties as needed and directed
- Bible Embrace Diversity and to have the ability to work in that environment
- Partake In Annual performance appraisals
- Be free to request training whenever the need arises
- Additional Responsibilities
- Proactively seek improvements and efficiencies in accounting processes and reporting
- Responsible for loading payments for business units educational and ensuring all approvals and support are present before loading
- Responsible for all secretarial and administration management of Business unit– credit card applications, CIPC or equivalent changes
- Responsible for following the Opening and Closing of Vouchers process as well as ensuring all approvals and parameters are met beforehand
- Stay Updated About Processes and products and establish efficiencies in current workflow
- Improve Knowledge About Processes especially within the Finance Department but also in all other departments of the company
- Highlight vouchers that can be closed to HOF monthly
- Assistant Projects in the Finance team in line with roadmap and close out with HOF