Finance Accountant – Government Job Vacancies in Durban

• B Com Degree in Finance
• 3 years relevant experience
• Professional body membership an advantage (SAICA/ACCA/CIMA/SAIPA)

Key Performance Areas:
Group Accounts

• Manage all group financial requirements which includes statutory compliance and management pack
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual forecasting reports
• Assist with internal audit queries
• Liaise with suppliers, clients and external service providers
• Review and sign-off reconciliations of all control accounts as well as client and supplier accounts
• Maintain the financial and non-financial data contained within the general ledger accounts
• Review general ledger journals and recons
• Review provisions and accruals
• Effectively respond to all account queries

General Finance

• Support Debtors and Creditors
• Control inter-company balancing
• Review sub-systems and accounts
• Check and inspect banking before release
• Ensure accurate petty cash pay outs

Accounting Operations

• Negotiate payment plans
• Resolve service issues
• Monitor client accounts and ensure accuracy in authorisations
• Maintain client relationships
• Perform reconciliation of accounts
• Develop and implement mechanisms and controls to ensure accurate billing and collection cycles
• Ensure timely collection of payments
• Conduct credit checks
• Manage new technology to improve performance
• Manage bad accounts and collection agencies
• Assist business during audits of the portfolio and credit decisions
• Make daily credit committee decisions
• Perform analysis on credit decisions for management

Risk Management

• Identify risk accounts
• Manage accounts and repayment arrangements
• Report problematic repayment arrangements to insurers
• Ensure accurate allocation of credits to clients accounts
• Oversee and implement projects including ISO 9001

Group Reporting

• Prepare, analyse and compile fortnightly utilisation reports, quarterly budgets, group financials and management pack
• Develop and communicate policies
• Compile and ensure accuracy of the management pack

Audit Management

• Liaise with external auditors on all matters relating to audits and independent review
• Assist and allocate information requested by auditors
• Address all queries received from auditors
• Report and assess the residual values and the impairment of assets within the entity
• Verify that all transactions are correctly recorded
• Ensure tax compliance
• Ensure financial liabilities agree to disclosure of the amortisation schedules and IFRS
• Ensure financial internal controls are adhered to, monitored and improved
• Reconcile fixed deposit and investment accounts
• Identify and respond to risks in the organisation both financial and non-financial
• Maintain current standing with tax authorities
• Ensure appropriate external audit arrangements are in place and manage the audit process

Property and Facilities Management

• Liaise with property brokers, estate agents or prospective purchasers regarding information on properties for sale and manage the process of property acquisition and disposal
• Request bank guarantees from Treasury Departments
• Capex management
• Scrutinise sale or purchase agreements
• Plan and coordinate all installations and refurbishment
• Manage the upkeep of equipment and supplies
• Supervise all facilities staff and external contractors
• Ensure insurance compliance on all properties/assets
• Ensure hazard analysis and critical control points
• Manage and review service contractors and vendor relationships

Skills and Competencies:

• Thrive under pressure
• Excellent communication skills at all levels
• Ability to multitask
• Initiative – take ownership
• Team player and collaborative
• Work independently
• Integrity and confidentiality