Account Assistant

SUMMARY:
A company in Pretoria is looking for an Assistant Accountant that will perform a multitude of accounting activities including Vat reconciliation preparation, General Ledger reconciliation preparation, fixed asset and lease accounting, journal preparation, audit preparation and tight deadlines.

POSITION INFO:

• Ensure completeness and accuracy of all tasks and relevant deadlines are met.
• Monitor and ensure that the month end checklists are actioned
• Maintain and understand and monthly preparation of the Balance Sheet reconciliations and advise on any risks and/or opportunities. Ensure appropriate support\comments for financial controller reviews. Ensure investigation and or escalation of outstanding items. Ensure timeous clearing of items.
• Action and respond to GL queries raised by Accountants and Controllers.
• Maintain Fixed and leased asset ledgers/schedules and recons, identifying areas for process improvement. Ensure business verification quarterly.
• Prepare Vat Reconciliations and ensure review by Accountant/ Senior Accountant/ Tax team.
• Assist in the preparation of country specific statutory reports.
• Prepare and upload journals – standard as well as resulting from the business and financial controller reviews
• Process all standard/routine journals, interfaces and adjustments prior to Work Day one.
• Reverse and ensure all Reversing journals have been reversed by the 15^th of each month. Perform Balance sheet recon to ensure all have reversed and get sign off by Financial Controller.
• Ensure that correct support is attached, and correct accounts are used on journals. Ensure appropriate review is obtained as per the stipulated thresholds before processing of journals.
• Maintain recurring allocation entries on a monthly and annual basis.
• Update monthly expense schedules to ensure costs are all in and any accruals are in line with trends.
• Actively reduce the risk of Out of Period Costs
• Maintain accounting controls.

OTHER DUTIES

• Support the Accountants and Controllers – Financial and Business
• Assist in the preparation of budget files and forecasting activities.
• Assist internal and external auditors with annual and quarterly audits.
• Ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close and ensure that the journals and recons have been prepared with the expected quality.
• Follow current procedures and processes to ensure efficient and reliable reporting results and compliance.
• Perform Ad hoc duties for Accountants and senior management
• Liase with AP, AR and Senior Management
• Period-end close responsibilities may require time outside the normal business hours

• Broad knowledge of reconciliation procedures.
• Good working knowledge of Tax, including VAT, WHT and income tax etc
• Good working knowledge of foreign currency translations and revaluations
• Thorough knowledge of company’s accounting policies and procedures
• BCom Accounting Degree /related financial qualification or studying towards a financial qualification
• Relevant experience in a financial assistant accounting role
• Previous experience in a Shared Services environment advantageous

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