Accountant – Member Recons

Purpose

To ensure accuracy and completeness of customer (member) accounts by overseeing cash and bank allocations and periodic reconciliations, implementing and monitoring financial controls and managing the customer allocations team.

1. Financial Management and Reconciliation
2. Member Accounts and Queries
3. Financial Controls and Reporting
4. Relationship Management and Process Improvement

Requirements

• Relevant BCom Degree with Accounting
• 5 years’ experience in an accounting role.
• 2 – 3 years’ experience managing a team would be advantageous.
• Experience in cash and debtors’ management
• Experience in dealing with customer queries 
• Accounting Knowledge
• Accounting systems
• Microsoft suite with advanced MS Excel skills
• Reconciling of numerical data

Accounting control

• Maintain financial records and ensure the financial transactions are completely and accurately recorded in the accounts.
• Reconcile sub ledgers to the general ledger.
• Complete all balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Process adjusting journal entries
• Maintain fixed asset registers.
• Generate monthly trial balance for management reporting.

General duties

• Perform ad-hoc analysis and additional accounting assignments as directed by the Financial Controller.
• Oversee general administration as required.
• Prepares monthly ad hoc project reports, including project expenditures, resource utilizations, and milestone progressions 

Banking management

• Prepare monthly bank account reconciliations.
• Manage banking relationships and oversee administration and query resolution.
• Submission of all returns and applications.

Reporting

• Prepare month end reporting packs and variance analysis.

Deliver Accurate Results – Produce error-free financials through strong controls and reconciliations.
Shine a Light on Financial Performance – Enhance visibility of financial health through timely and insightful reporting.
Maintain Robust Control Environment – Ensures financial integrity, mitigates risk, strengthens compliance, and safeguards business assets—enabling  sustainable business performance
Comply with Regulatory Requirements – Ensure adherence to financial and organizational regulations, policies, and audits.
Support Decision-Making – Provide reliable data to guide strategic choices and risk mitigation.