Accountant

Reference: 10346 MLR
Consultant: Michelle le Roux 

Job Description: 

• Invoicing and customer account maintenance
• Debtor Management:
• Invoicing, Customer Statements, customer queries and maintaining customer accounts.
• Client invoices raised as and when required against the correct revenue account and in the correct entity.
• Client statements distributed on time and to correct recipients.
• Follow up on client queries.
• Process approved credit notes as and when required.
• Complete questionnaires and application forms for new clients.
• Authenticate the data received for customer billing and ensure all information is accurate.
• Account for VAT accurately.
• Invoice summary to Business Unit.
• Perform accurate reconciliations within timelines.
• Perform Month-end procedures and ensure invoicing reports are balancing before closing off period.
• Assist in process of automating the revenue / customer cycle.
• Annual escalation letters.
• Balance invoice control to Xero.
• Getting the withholding tax certificates and doing calculation.
• Corporate Accounting Functions for the Group
• Oversee all accounting functions
• Ensure daily cashbook reconciliations are up to date.
• Update Fixed Asset Register on a monthly basis.
• Capture correct journal entries in accounting records for reporting purposes. (AFS).
• Provision for Bad debt journals- monthly.
• Intercompany Loan account recon.
• Commissions and provisions.
• Prepayments & Prepaid income.
• Review monthly recons and accounting files
• Prepare/Review trial balance for monthly reporting.
• Balance intercompany loan accounts.
• Consolidation of six company’s ledgers for reporting purposes.
• VAT Recons Controls and statutory Requirements
• Ensure compliance to all Statutory requirements.
• VAT.
• Employment Taxes (EMP201 to SARS, UI19 to UIF).
• Dividend withholding taxes.
• Up to date Tax Clearance Certificates.
• Tax registration of new employees.
• PI and D&O liability.
• Insurance Reporting
• Prepare annual budget with CFO.
• Monthly update of budget/forecast.
• Reporting of monthly variances between actual and forecasted income and expenses.
• Facilitate annual financial audit and ensure the group of companies receives an unmodified audit report.
• Various statutory returns (IRP5, Compensation commissioner, BEE).
• Updating Currency exposure.
• Any additional tasks as needed to support the finance team and the broader business

Qualifications: 

• BCom Financial Accounting Degree
• SAIPA articles completed
• 3+ years post articles experience

How to Apply: 

• Email your comprehensive CV to exceedhr@exceed.co.za. 
• If you are already registered, please forward your CV and the relevant reference number to the consultant with whom you are currently registered in order to avoid duplicity on our system. 
• We reserve the right to only conduct interviews with candidates of choice. 
• Applicants who have not received feedback within 30 days from the closing date must please accept their application as unsuccessful. 

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