Financial Accounts Officer – ZODSAT 360 views

Job Summary

We are looking to recruit a Financial Accounts Officer to join our finance team.

Duties And Responsibilities

Duties & Responsibilities

• Preparing monthly client invoices and bill runs for all services.
• Project costing and sending out invoices on time.
• Responsible for and receiving all daily cash payments from all branches.
• Daily reconciliation of cash received.
• Analyzing and reviewing all the accounts monthly and maintain a monthly audit file.
• Internal control systems – implementation of tight internal control systems to safeguard the company assets and conforming to the best practices.
• Reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts and perform accounts adjustments.
• Maintaining fixed asset register in an up to date state.
• Chasing outstanding returns and unprocessed payments and invoices.
• Monitoring customer accounts for non-payments and delayed payments.
• Stock management and conducting monthly stock takes.
• Reviewing debtors age analysis monthly.
• Preparing monthly profit and loss and balance sheet reports.
• Tax reporting and inventory processing.
• Collecting and analysing data, which is then used in the preparation of weekly and monthly estimates.
• Advising on estimates for project funding.
• Creating KPI reports.
• Preparing weekly cash flow statements and controlling expenditure and cash flow.
• Assisting with preparing year end accounts and statutory accounts.
• Extensive knowledge of accounting standards and financial regulations.
• Responding to financial inquiries by gathering and interpreting data.
• Examining financial records to check for accuracy.

Qualifications And Experience

Qualifications and requirements

A degree and experience in the financial field are required to gain a Financial Accounts Officer role.

• BACC /BCOMM Accounting
• 3 years’ experience in similar role
• An analytical mind
• Negotiation skills and the ability to develop strong working relationships
• Commercial and business awareness
• Good communication skills – both written and verbal
• Deadline oriented and an ability to stick to time constraints