Accountant

SUMMARY:

Our client, a well known automotive manufacturing company is searching for a skilled Accountant, who will be responsible for the daily production accounting transaction processing, for accurate and timeous reporting of financial information and for providing support to external customers

POSITION INFO:

Essential duties and responsibilities

General Ledger

• Summarise current financial status by collecting information and finalizing Trial Balance
• Preparation of general ledger reconciliations
• Prepare asset and liability account entries by compiling and analysing account information
• Processing of all general ledger journal entries including accruals & prepayments.
• Substantiate financial transactions by reviewing documents
• Analyse warrantee costs & chargeback to suppliers
• Assisting with preparation of year-end audit packs
• Ensures IFRS compliance.

Creditors

• Capturing of GRV''s & creditors invoices on the system as required
• Preparation of creditors'' reconciliations.
• Verifying documentation, and requesting disbursements
• Capturing of payments as per the payment schedule / cash flow.

Debtors

• Capturing of sales orders on the system as required
• Preparation of electronic statement & submission to customer for upload by due date
• Capturing of customer payments
• Debtors reconciliation & Backdate calculations for Customer
• Reconcile and compare Advics TSAM OE statement to TSAM Self billing statement values to ensure that no processing duplications or omissions

Cashbook

• Capturing of cashbooks by deadline date ensuring accurate bank reconciliation are performed.

Assets

• Maintenance of fixed asset registers and Tax Register.
• Review & control of capital expenditure and documentation
• Prepare asset reports & ensure asset register compliance to IFRS

Taxes

• Calculation of monthly tax provision for management accounts purposes
• Calculation of Provisional Tax payments
• Preparation of tax schedules

Banking

• Preparation of cash flow forecast.
• Capturing of Local & International payments supplier payments on electronic banking
• Obtain reserve bank approvals for international payments
• Submit documentation to international banking for beneficiary and payment releases
• Preparation of payment and receipt schedules for cash flow management purposes.

Statutory

• Preparation of VAT returns ensuring that tax, legislative and statutory requirements are met.
• STATS SA Reporting
• Capture of Vat & PAYE on SARS e filling
• Assist with SARS queries.

Payroll

• Import Salaries journals
• Analyse foreign salary schedule and provide HR payroll calculations for Expats salary
• Reconcile expat bonus payout received against provisions for made for that period
• Request for HR to make the necessary adjustment journals to account for under / over payroll provisions for that period

Reporting

• Preparation of financial reports and record keeping for the company.
• Assist with preparation of Annual Budget & revised Budget
• Preparation of management accounts.
• Compile & Submit APDP & EU reports

Other

• Assisting with the administration & capture of stock takes
• Calculation of royalties
• Liaise with company insurer for claims & policy renewals etc.
• Administering the petty cash.
• Assisting the Accounting Manager with ad-hoc tasks.

This not an exhaustive list and ad-hoc duties may arise from time to time.

Critical Attributes

• Willingness to challenge new job fields (even if those are out of his/her specialties), and multiple competing tasks required for the growth & goals of a start-up company
• Value teamwork-oriented culture and
• Good communication Skills
• Work independently as a professional
• Attention to Detail
• Deadline-Orientated
• Strong work ethic and high standards for achievement

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