Accounting Support Professional

A well-established company, based in George, is looking for an accounting support professional to join their team.

Main responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain the reception area, coordinate office activities, and ensure the smooth running of the office.
• Provide administrative support duties for the general manager, section heads, and support services departments.
• Process petty cash pay-outs, update spreadsheets, and balance petty cash at least once a week and at month end for submission to finance with petty cash spreadsheet, by the 2nd of each month.
• E-mail buyer card reports and booking slips/card deposits to finance daily.
• Compile reports for the general manager as required daily, e.g. market share from all sections.
• Assist all sections with administrative duties when required, e.g. checking consignment volumes of stock vs delivery notes daily.
• Manage and reconcile debtors by processing invoices.
• Complete month-end financial reconciliations and balance accounts for payment.
• Complete bank reconciliation daily.
• Daily reconciliation of clearing accounts/general ledger.
• Intercompany invoicing and balancing of intercompany accounts.
• Maintain stock of office supplies, corporate clothing, and marketing collateral, and place orders with suppliers.
• Manage stock of corporate clothing, uniforms, promotional stock, packaging material, and stationery – issuing invoices / reconciling.
• Complete age/outstanding debtors’ reports and distribute them internally and to buyers.
• Follow up and assist in the recovery of debtors with traders.
• Prepare debtors’ statements and distribute them accordingly.
• Match creditors/supplier’s invoices to contracts and record them.
• Prepare creditors' reconciliations.
• Process creditors daily regarding invoices, purchases, and orders.
• Address and resolve queries as and when required.
• Market card (proxy card) reconciliation and recording to accounts payable.
• Process pallet invoices to producers.
• Record pallet accounts.
• In the absence of the trust account clerk, provide support in respect of daily trust account duties and responsibilities.

Minimum requirements/qualifications:

• Matric / Grade 12, or equivalent.
• Financial accounting diploma or equivalent would be an added advantage.
• 2+ years’ experience in an accounting/bookkeeping role is essential.
• Advanced MS Excel skills are required.
• Financial and system knowledge (Accpac PJC, ChepPortfolio/MY CHEP, Edi Systems) is essential.
• Deadline-driven and team-oriented individual.
• Attention to detail – timely and accurate information/reporting.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills are required.
• Positive attitude and professional demeanour.

Salary package on offer: R14,000 - R17,000 basic + company benefits over and above (medical aid 50% / provident fund 9.5% co-contribution / funeral 50%).

Note: Company contributions are deducted from the earnings.

Apply now!

Please note only candidates with the required experience will be contacted and considered. If you are not contacted, kindly consider your application unsuccessful.



Posted on 18 Feb 13:16, Closing date 20 Mar