Account Clerk

SUMMARY:
An Economic based consulting firm is looking for a experienced account/finance clerk to join their team on a 3 months contract.

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities:
Debtors

• Review age analysis and process correcting journals
• Send statements to clients
• Collect withholding tax certificates from relevant clients
• Follow up on debtors’ queries
• Send an updated age analysis and project report to partners
• Feedback the practice areas on client payments and queries
• Reconcile Pastel to Teamdesk and correct where necessary
• Ensure soft copies of invoices, age analysis and project reports are backed up on the F: Drive
• Revaluate foreign debtors at year end
• Filing

Suppliers

•  Capture supplier invoices on Pastel and allocate to various GL accounts
• Collect supplier sheets and BEE/payment documents and update Pastel
• Keep Supplier BEE information up to date on Pastel
• Reconcile supplier payments to statements and invoices to be approved
• Allocate Supplier payments as per the remittance and reconcile debit orders to supplier statements and invoices
• Send suppliers their payment remittances
• Submit all supplier payments batches to the Accountant to be loaded online for approval
• Collect supplier statements and reconcile to the age analysis at month end
• Process any necessary accounts payable correction journals for approval by the Finance Manager
• Handle Supplier queries
• Ensure that the monthly splits and supplier contacts spreadsheets are kept up to date on the F: Drive

Cashbooks & Payments

• Reconcile subcontractor invoices and submit to Credit Controller to load online
• Process subcontractor accruals at year end
• Capture Cashbooks – petty cash and investment accounts
• Cashbook recons – petty cash and investment accounts
• Reconcile all partner credit card statements to Teamdesk
  

Practice Area Liaison

• Capture invoice requests on Teamdesk
• Liaise with Invoicing department to ensure all invoices are done for the month
• Maintain a revenue tracking sheet
• Debtors collection and queries
• Submit Subcontractor invoices to Credit Controller for payment when due

 Sundry

• Teamdesk training for new staff members and refreshers for old ones
• Ensure that Teamdesk processes are followed by admin staff and Practice Areas
• Process Teamdesk reconciliation correcting journals and any other additional journals to be approved by the Finance Manager
• Assist in the quarterly fixed asset audits
• Help auditors with queries at year end
• Capture annual budgets on Pastel
• Educate staff on processes and policies
• Ad hoc requests

• 2-3 years relevant experience
• Minimum Qualification: Matric/ Grade 12
• Tertiary education will be an advantage
• Familiar with Financial Regulations
• Knowledge of Pastel
• Attention to details
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong work ethic

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