Finance Administrator - Durban

SUMMARY:
Exciting Job Opportunity - Finance Administrator 
Location: Durban

POSITION INFO:
Duties:
The Finance administrator’s role is to coordinate office activities and operational outcomes so that efficiencies are brought into the business as well as governance and compliance to company policies is adhered to.
His or her job will include the following:

• Manage phone calls (from customers, suppliers, etc) and correspondence (e-mail, telephonic inquiries etc),
• Provide administrative support to the senior administration staff as well as the senior finance management structures of the business. This includes the group finance administrator and the group CFO,
• Create and update records, on an advanced database and technology programme,
• Submit timely reports and prepare weekly and monthly reports and presentations to the directors of the business,
• Assist colleagues whenever necessary, and
• Work very closely with the sales, marketing and deal-making team.

• Check payment updates from the group finance manager
• Work extensively on Job Cards. This includes the following:

• creating new customer profiles on Sage Evolution using the information on the job card
• Ensure that the job cards are produced accurately with all of the required information
• Capture and verify all customer details are correct on Sage Evolution
• Payment terms to the customer is accurate and is captures on Sage Evolution
• Correct stock coding on Sage Evolution
• Double check the costs of each item and that the job cards and quotations all tie up and is accurately reflected

• Find the correct supplier or service provider and ensure that the order has been placed with that supplier
• Work with the complete invoicing process and ensure that the end-product i.e (the customer’s invoice) is completely accurate in every way and/or form
• Produce all of the outstanding statements for a customer and ensure that the customer receives these timeously
• Phoning debtors and ensuring that debtors pay on time and into the correct bank accounts
• Capturing GRV’s and supplier invoices accurately and timeously on Sage Evolution
• Reconciliations of supplier accounts & statements
• Handling stock queries & liaising with Warehouse manager on all stock related issues
• Fill in vendor application forms and send off to the directors for approval and signatures
• Assist team members, senior team leaders, managers and directors of the business wherever necessary.
• Double checking jobcards/POD's, ensuring correct codes are being used and Invoicing out (EMS)
• Compiling sales reports & checking for accuracy more specifically on Active jobs
• Liaising with reps on final invoicing dates / feedback on ETA's
• Completing /& verifying vendor forms / credit apps when required
• Assisting with compilation of tender / contracts
• Following up on accounts receivable
• Compiling monthly sales reports (Spode & EM Shelving)
• Accurately processing GRV's and supplier invoices on a daily basis
• Resolving queries on Job cards - GRV queries, pricing and correct stock codes before invoicing
• Maintaining supplier and customer accounts on Sage
• Allocation of supplier & customer payments on Sage
• Preparation of weekly & monthly payments schedule
• Preparation of weekly suppliers’ reconciliation
• Emailing customer statements on a monthly basis
• Ensuring all customer and supplier invoices have been processed for month end and VAT submission
• Assisting reps, admin & warehouse with any queries
• Attending to any management query or request when required

• Hardworking
• Extremely strict attention to detail
• Driven to meet deadlines
• Honesty and integrity
• Highly focused
• Dependable and reliable
• Work within a collaborative team-based environment
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Very strong command of English
• Can manage multiple projects all at the same time
• Respectful and can work in a top-down semi-formal structure
• Highly committed to excellence
• Driven to succeed and build a long-term career, not just a job