Financial Accountant (Cash Management / Debtors Management / Creditor Management / Compliance)

Main Purpose of the Role

The incumbent will maintain full responsibility for the daily maintenance of all accounting records.

 

Key Deliverables of the Financial Accountant

 

• Monitor cash management daily to optimise investment income.
• Management of creditors’ function (including supplier payment, reconciling to supplier statement).
• Management of debtors’ function (including debt collection and reconciling debtors’ balances).
• Provide monthly creditor and debtor age analysis.
• Reconcile salary information provided by third party salary administrators to bank account payments.
• Reconcile VAT accounts, prepare and submit VAT returns as well as make payments, collect refunds as is applicable.
• Review daily takings reconciliations for takings relating to the prior day for all stores, with the weekends and public holiday takings being reconciled on the next working day.
• Review the reconciliation of petty cash items at the stores on a monthly basis.
• General ledger responsibility.
• Other asset/liability reconciliations.
• Fixed assets – sub ledger to general ledger.
• Management of insurance.
• Maintenance of general ledger to trial balance.
• Prepare management accounts on a monthly basis.
• Enhance internal operational efficiencies and development of reporting tools to enhance the performance of the business.
• Ensure compliance with tax authorities and other statutory legislation (PAYE, VAT, APS, Border Tax, Namboard and Dairy Board).
• Manage the finance team in Eswatini.

 

 

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• A relevant tertiary qualification is essential.

 

• The company will only look at candidates who have no less than TWO years relevant working experience.
• The successful candidate will have previous experience as a Financial Accountant.
• Previous experience within the retail industry will be highly advantageous.
• An excellent command of English, both written and verbal, is a requirement of the job.

 

 

Key Competencies:

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following:

 

• Strong financial accounting skills.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Accuracy and strict attention to detail.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to assess complex situations and use creativity to solve problems.
• A self-starter who shows initiative and assumes responsibility for projects.
• The ability to prioritise and handle multiple tasks within strict time frames within a fast paced, pressurized environment.
• A strong customer service orientation.
• The ability to build strong relationships with team members, company management and clients.
• Tenacity and a high degree of perseverance.
• High energy levels.
• A strong work ethic.

 

 

Location:

• Matsapha, Eswatini
• By nature of the group, travel will be required from any staff member of the company from time to time.  In this particular role, the successful candidate should be prepared to travel from time to time as and when required.

 

 

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to ljoubert@caglobalint.com

Please visit www.caglobalint.com for more exciting opportunities.

 

Lara Joubert

Recruitment Specialist

CA Finance

 

CA Global will respond to short-listed candidates only. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful however your CV will be kept on our database for any other suitable positions.

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