JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: OPERATIONS ACCOUNTANT (TEMP)
DEPARTMENT: FPG PROPERTY
JOB TITLE OF INCUMBENT’S SUPERVISOR: FINANCIAL MANAGER
JOB TITLE OF INCUMBENT’S REPORTEE/S: Creditors Clerks, Creditors Supervisor, Billing Supervisor, Billing Administrator (10 Reportees)
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PURPOSE OF JOB
To take responsibility for accurate processing and financial reporting, and to assist with day to day supervision of operational functions.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
OPERATIONS:
- Assist with overall time management of billing and creditors departments monthly responsibilities
- Tracking progress vs planning for billing and creditors departments
- Attending daily and weekly meetings for billing and creditors departments
- Ensuring that all payments are signed off and paid timeously
- Ensuring that all billing is signed off and sent out timeously
- Assistance with implementation of new processes within billing and creditors
- Administration of Signiflow (payment authorisation software)
- Communication link between billing, creditors, and the Financial Manager
ACCOUNTING:
- Processing of daily and monthly journals including but not limited to deferred incentives, Petty cash, Loan adjustments, Depreciation, Salaries, Accruals
- Monthly reconciliation of all loans and interest calculations
- Analysing budgetary variances
- Preparation of monthly management pack
- VAT reasonability and finalisation for all entities
- Assist with company secretarial tasks
- Calculation of property valuations
- Annual budget preparation and finalisation
- Assist with audit for all entities
- Draft AFS for all entities
- Forecasting of future financial needs
- Ad hoc financial analysis
- Prompt query resolution with internal staff
- Keep sufficient record of all journals
- Adhering to deadlines and cut-off dates
- Maintaining / organizing filing of all paperwork
- Assist management with projects within the finance department
- Any finance related tasks that may be required from time to time.
QUALIFICATIONS, COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS
- Matric (Essential)
- Com Accounting and completed articles
- Solid understanding of VAT and accounting principles (IFRS for SME’s)
- Ability to calculate, post and manage accounting adjustments
- Effective verbal, written and listening communications skills
- Time management skills
- Minimum of 3 years’ work experience in similar role.
- Proficient in Word and Excel.