SUMMARY:
Accounting Supervisor (Consulting)
POSITION INFO:
Accounting Supervisor (Consulting)
A well established known management consulting firm based in West Rand in Gauteng is looking for an Accounting Supervisor.
Accounting Supervisor Job Responsibilities:
- Secures financial operations by monitoring and approving financial processing, reporting, and auditing.
- Supervises staff accountants and clerical staff to assure that the department accomplishes accounting objectives by selecting, onboarding, assigning, managing, and mentoring employees.
- Develops and maintains sales and margin reporting.
- Meets accounting operational standards by contributing financial information to strategic plans and reviews, resolving problems, and identifying system improvements.
- Meets accounting financial standards by providing accounting department annual budget information, monitoring expenditures, identifying variances, and implementing corrective actions.
- Maintains cash flow by monitoring bank balances and cash requirements, and resource planning.
- Approves cash disbursements by verifying check amounts against invoices, and authorizing checks and wire transfers.
- Approves ledger entries by auditing transactions.
- Renews business insurance by scheduling values, including personnel and real property, vehicles, computers, equipment, media, and accounts receivable.
- Supports annual audit by providing information and answers to auditors.
- Verifies employee benefit invoices by verifying coverage and costs.
- Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
- Maintains financial security by adhering to internal controls.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, and participating in professional organizations.
- Provides financial information to management by researching and analyzing accounting data and preparing reports.
- Prepares asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
- Documents financial transactions by entering account information.
- Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options.
- Summarizes current financial status by collecting information, preparing balance sheets, profit-and-loss statements, and other reports.
- Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents.
- Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
- Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
- Secures financial information by completing database backups and following internal controls.
- Prepares payments by verifying documentation and requesting disbursements.
- Answers accounting procedure questions by researching and interpreting accounting policy and regulations.
- Prepares financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and analyzing trends.
- Maintains customer confidence and protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.
Minimum Skills/Qualifications required:
- Supervision and team leadership skills
- Proficiency with audits
- Managing processes
- Research skills
- Quality and project management
- Knowledge of corporate finance
- Budgeting skills
- Attention to detail
- General math skills
- Accounting skills
- Time management and ability to prioritize to meet multiple deadlines
- Knowledge of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)
- Confidentiality and trustworthiness
- Data entry management
- Excellent communication skills
Education, Experience, & Licensing Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in accounting/finance
- Experience with financial reporting requirements
If you meet the requirements and interested, kindly submit your application to