Cashbook Accountant

Contract Term:

6 Months

Job Purpose:

To provide financial accounting services to the finance department

Key Performance Areas:

• Prepare daily cash flow updates and reconciliations
• Update cashbook daily 
• Prepare weekly bank reconciliations
• Load payments (including payroll) onto the electronic banking system
• Initiate and prepare all documentation around foreign currency requirements
• Manage and arrange all foreign currency requirements for overseas travel
• Prepare all foreign payments and submit them to the bank
• Manager all cellphone and telephone recoveries
• Manage the debtors' module and all related transactions
• Comply with all accounting policies and procedures
• Resolve relevant accounting discrepancies within the finance department as well as other departments
• Ensure adherence to all other applicable financial legislations and regulations (i.e. PMFA, Treasury Regulations, GRAP)
• Liaise with SCM on all relevant finance related queries
• Proposes improvements to workflow, and the application of processes or standard operating procedures and systems
• Continually endeavor to improve identified gaps within the area of work
• Perform Adhoc duties as and when needed

Education, Skills and Experience

• A recognized tertiary qualification in Financial Management or Accounting (preferably Accounting)
  • articles will be advantageous
• 3 years of working experience in an accounting role in a public, governmental department or agency