Financial Accountant (Cashbuild Internal Applications Only)

Description

About the job Financial Accountant (Cashbuild Internal Applications Only)

To provide management with accurate and timely Operational, Divisional and Store specific financial information.

Requirement

• Grade 12 with 4 years’ experience or NQF6 (accounting qualification)
• Working knowledge of MS Office
• Working knowledge of SAP
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to handle pressure (deadline driven)
  
  

Key Performance Area

Income Statement Analysis and Maintenance

Analyse the P&L statement to identify errors, omissions, and exceptions for investigation across all disciplines

Analyse the profitability of stores, under your control, and prepare report accordingly

Approval and posting of all journals

Balance Sheet Analysis and Maintenance

Analyse and maintain cash clearings

Analyse and maintain bank balances to General Ledger

Analyse and maintain debtors bulk account refunds and reinstatements

Prepare, review, and sign off of monthly GL debtor’s recons and investigate reconciling items.

Prepare monthly reconciliations

Monthly accruals to be raised

Raise month end provisions for bad debts, VIC’s and any other debtor’s exceptions

Reconcile GL account to sub ledger and supporting documentation from third parties

Review all clearing accounts and query with the responsible department

Report and escalate un-reconciled differences monthly

Approval and posting of all journals

New Stores / Relocations / Refurbishments / Lease Renewals

Open new bank accounts

Preparation of store budgets

Coordination of debtor’s activities between stores and Support Office

VIC’s – Reviewing, managing and payments thereof

Monthly provision for all VIC customers

Prepare reports for Divisional Manager approval of credit notes for VIC customers

Generate and upload bi-annual credit notes for all VIC customers

Feasibility studies

Compile and submit store feasibility studies for approval by Financial Manager

Banking

Authorise the refunding of bulk deposits on the banking system

Verifying of sweeps and collections

Reporting

Prepare board packs accurately and timeously for approval by Financial Manager

P&L’s to be sent out to Operations monthly

Prepare Petty Cash analysis

Prepare month end reports for approval by Financial Manager

Ad hoc reporting as required by management

Monthly Taxes (import duties, VAT, and withholding tax)

Prepare tax returns and manage control accounts

Annual Expense Budgets

Compile annual expense budgets for Financial Manager and Divisional Manager approval

Value Added Services

Understand contractual obligations relating to your area of responsibility, including renewals, accruals, and financial implications

Customer Service

Regular contact with your internal customers

Demonstrate courtesy and effectiveness when dealing with customers

Competencies

Directing

• Directing others, taking charge.
• Sets an example.
• Clearly expresses what he/she expects from others.
• Paints the big picture, provides frameworks.
• Enthuses employees about the chosen approach.
  
  

Planning

• Systematically organising activities and setting time frames, setting priorities.
• Ensures that the necessary means to perform the job are available on time.
• Puts matters in an efficient order when planning.
• Makes the plan understandable for everyone involved.
• Makes, and maintains a realistic plan.
• Sets priorities.
  
  

Devotion to quality

• Demanding a high quality of provided products and services and acting accordingly.
• has high quality standards for the work of others.
• has high quality standards for his/her own work.
• delivers the quality that was agreed and that is expected by the other party.
• sees and uses opportunities to improve the quality of what is delivered.
  
  

Performing under pressure

• Maintaining an effective performance under pressure, or when faced with setbacks or disappointment.
• delivers good results under pressure.
• persists when faced with setbacks.
• continues to do the right thing under pressure, without making mistakes.
• maintains an even performance under pressure.
  
  

Market orientation

• Demonstrate being well informed about developments in the market.
• Actively seeks market information.
• Thinks of solutions to internal problems from the viewpoint of the organisation's market position.
• Informs him/herself about the offers and activities of competitors.
• Looks for opportunities that allow the organisation to benefit from market trends
  
  

Flexibility

• Being able to change one's own behaviour or approach in order to achieve a certain objective.
• flexibly handles matters that turn out differently than anticipated.
• accepts that there are different ways to reach a certain goal.
• changes the approach when things fail, in order to secure the end result.
• adjusts priorities when circumstances require.
  
  

Decisiveness

• Independently making decisions and sticking to them; having the courage to make firm decisions.
• Isn't afraid to make unpopular decisions.
• Makes independent decisions.
• Takes decisive action.
• Takes full responsibility for his/her own decisions.
  
  

Providing feedback

• Giving scope to others by sharing one's views on their performance.
• Provides others with insight in the effectiveness of their performance.
• Provides feedback regularly.
• Provides feedback that people consider useful.
• Isn't afraid to use feedback to bring up subjects that are negative or sensitive.
• Provides specific feedback.
  
  

Values

Integrity

• Complying with generally accepted standards in activities related to the position.
• keeps promises.
• creates realistic expectations.
• is sincere.
• handles sensitive information carefully.
• shows awareness of values, indicates when boundaries are crossed.
  
  

Accuracy

• Effectively handling detailed information and being consistently attentive to details.
• Works in an orderly fashion.
• Ensures that matters are handled in an orderly and accurate manner from start to finish.
• Prevents mistakes.
• Invests energy in checking his/her work for mistakes.
  
  

Client focus

• Identifying and actively responding to clients' wishes and needs.
• Deals with clients in a friendly manner.
• Shows involvement in the client's problem.
• Makes clients feel welcome.
• Approaches the client's question with a can-do mentality
  
  

Personal development

• Being aware of one's own strengths and weaknesses: consciously working on personal development.
• Is focused on self-broadening and/or gaining more in-depth knowledge.
• Follows relevant training programmes and/or looks for opportunities to gain experience.
• Seeks and uses opportunities for personal development.
• Asks for feedback in order to learn