Job Title: Financial Accountant
Company:Helen Wilson Recruitment
Job description: Job SummaryType: Full time, on-site (08h30-17h00)CTC: R440K Inclusive of benefitsAA/EE: OpenManagement: 1 AR ResourceEssential requirements for consideration:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience as a Financial Accountant
- Candidates must come from Professional Services or Higher Education NOT services or manufacturing or FMCG
- Proven experience in managing accounts receivable, credit control, and debt collection processes.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Apply the principles, policies, processes, and procedures related to the Finance department.
- Interpret and apply laws, rules and regulations of accounting standards.
- Completing of vendor application forms.
- Debtor management (Acknowledgement of debts, company sponsorship and student queries).
- Reviewing payment plan for new intakes and ensure that they are adhering to the policy.
- Manage reports for new intake preparations
- Create reports for stakeholders
- Monthly provision for bad debt analysis report.
- Balance sheet maintenance and reconciliation review.
- Planning and preparation of budgeting and forecasting reports.
- Review and approval of credit notes.
- Assist in various finance projects, e.g. cost savings initiatives.
- Create Finance Dashboards for team projects, including maintenance.
- Monthly preparation of Management Accounts.
- Assist in BBBEE evidence collection (verification and updating procurement documents).
- Monthly review of BBBEE certificates (update expired certificates) and reporting.
- Debtors Offset report for financial year-end preparations.
- Audit preparations.
- Appropriate record keeping and filing.
Additional required experience:
- Proven experience in managing accounts receivable, credit control, and debt collection processes.
- Hands-on experience in budgeting, financial forecasting, and cost management.
- Experience in audit preparation and ensuring compliance with financial regulations.
- Experience in implementing or upgrading financial systems and software is desirable.
- Experience working with various stakeholders, including finance teams, program managers, and external partners.
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Expected salary: R440000 per year
Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng
Job date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:54:33 GMT
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