Junior Accountant

My Insurance client in the Midrand is looking for a Junior Accountant

The Junior Accountant reports to the Head of Accounts and is capable of handling both a backup role in the insurance accounting stated below:

• Debtors
• Creditors
• Bank capturing in Pastel
• Reconciliation of the above ledgers

No prior experience is required for the following, but the junior accountant will be mostly responsible for handling the day-to-day insurance accounting operations, on the job training will be fully provided for:

• Insurance accounting
• Monthly and ad hoc debit order runs
• Refund runs
• Month end insurance functions, debit & commission runs
• Month end insurance fee calculations

Task and Responsibilities

• Insurance payment receipting
• Capturing rejected debit orders
• Monthly and ad hoc debit order run
• Refund runs
• Month-end debit order run
• Month-end commission run
• Month-end insurance fee calculations
• Backup roles in:
• Customer Invoicing and Receipting
• Invoice customers on a timely basis.
• Capture debtors’ payments.
• Issue customer statements on a monthly basis.
• Follow up on overdue debtors’ accounts
• Supplier payments
• Ensure all suppliers' invoices are appropriately authorized for payment and captured daily.
• Prepare supplier payments in accordance with instructions from Management
• General Administration & Filing

Must have:

• Matric with Accounting
• Tertiary Accounting Qualification (adv)
• Pastel Accounting package
• Ms Outlook & Ms Excel (Advanced Level)
• Own Transport (adv)
• Resides in and around Midrand
• 2-3 years Accounting work experience

Skills and abilities

• Ability to work in a dynamic team
• Experience in Debtors reconciliation
• Cashbook capturing and reconciliation
• Supplier reconciliation
• Good computer skills
• Good Excel and Outlook skills
• Ability to learn new software quickly
• Ability to follow procedures
• Ability to multitask but also focus
• Willingness to learn new things constantly
• Willingness to grow personally
• Good communication and letter writing skills
• Motivated
• Willingness to study
• Reliable & Flexible
• Attention to detail