Financial Accountant

My client is a leading consulting firm based in Cape Town, CBD and seeks a proactive Financial Accountant to handle financial matters and general office administration. The role involves overseeing the full bookkeeping function and processing management accounts to ensure optimal financial reporting, requiring strong teamwork and attention to detail orientation. The ideal individual will excel in planning and organizing, and effectively cope with pressures and be deadline driven.

 

Responsibilities:

• Prepare invoicing schedule and project profitability
• Raise invoices and oversee capturing of invoices in Pastel
• Capture payments received and collected/ follow up on outstanding payments
• Oversee the creation of new projects codes and project folders
• Oversee applying for credit limit for each client/ project
• Submit monthly declaration to insurance company
• Oversee capturing by bookkeeper
• Calculate salaries monthly and oversee capturing of leave
• Submit EMP501 reconciliations and EMP201returns
• Calculate provisional taxes – SARS
• Load payments weekly or monthly for release
• Update daily/ weekly/ monthly cashflow projections
• Manage cashbook entries and bank reconciliation
• Manage Petty Cash administration
• Prepare of monthly journals
• Manage general bookkeeping administration
• Manage and over general office management and ad hoc administrative duties

Requirements:

• SAIPA Articled
• BCOM Accounting degree or equivalent
• Strong knowledge and experience with accounting Software (Pastel Partner and Pastel Payroll)
• Experience in MS Office and MS excel
• Experience in SARS E-filing

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