Accounts Clerk (24 Months) - Glenvista at Rand Water

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor of Commerce Degree or a National Diploma in Financial Accounting.
• 3 years’ experience in the financial accounting environment, all aspects relating to financial processing, systems, compliance

Primary Duties

• Resolving internal customer queries within allocated deadlines and timeframes
• Accurate processing and capturing of journals received on SAP with relevant source documentation and level authorisation.
• Processing, verification & analysis of profit / cost centre – general ledger postings
• Prepare monthly reconciliation of various accounts.
• Maintaining Master data, chart of accounts and change control activities
• Ensuring that significant cost/profit centre transactions in the Trail Balance are posted in the business unit(s) cost centre’s accounts accurately and in a timely manner, compliant with the relevant procedures
• Resolving Trail Balance related queries that could result in a breakdown of significant financial cost incurred according to the stipulated timeframes.
• Prepare quarterly reports for all statutory requirements including STATS(SA), Reserve Bank and other entities as required
• Compliance with Budget on Operational and Controllable Expenditure
•  Ensures that the transaction complies with the Accounting Policy Manual (APM) as adopted by the organisation which accurately defines correct accounting principles as per the IFRS.
• Assist with preparation of the internal statistic report monthly.
• Assist with preparation of all Audit information in the financial year
• Adhoc/Other daily/weekly/monthly adhoc and other work to be attended to.
• All special projects and initiatives must be delivered within anticipated timelines

Knowledge

• Public Finance Management Act (PFMA)
• Relevant International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Accounting and Financial environment
• SAP FI systems and integration with other modules

Skills

• Computer Literate (Outlook, Internet, MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Excellent Communication Skills (both written & verbal)
• Integrity & Honesty
• Interpersonal skills
• Detail orientated.
• Reliable
• Proactive
• Deadline driven.
• Resilient
• Adaptable
• Assertive
• Decisive
• Problem solving
• Empathy and diplomacy
• Builds relationships.
• Initiative
• Confidentiality

Attitude

• Integrity & Honesty
• Interpersonal skills
• Detail orientated.
• Reliable
• Proactive
• Deadline driven.
• Resilient