Junior Financial Accountant

Responsible for contributing to the development and implementation of the departmental accounting systems, policies and procedures. Supports the finance department through the collection, processing, recording, reconciliation and reporting of financial data, verifying the validity, completeness and accuracy of source documentation.

• Diploma/ BCom (Accounting)/ Financial management qualification essential
• 2 – 3 years in a similar role in a professional services environment
• Advanced Excel skills

• Process interoffice billing
• Process credit notes/ ICB receipting
• Maintain ICB WHT receipting process
• Intercompany balance confirmations and resolution of reconciling items

• Compile accrual lists and ensure that it is complete every month end
• Liaise with creditor’s clerks to make sure that suppliers send invoices on time

• Run month end reports
• Prepare intercompany balance sheet reconciliations
• Assist with variance analysis of actual performance against budgets

• Ensuring all budgets reflect correctly on all starters and leavers schedule
• Ensure that changes captured by 3E team are reflecting correctly on timekeeper maintenance and update FTE records on 3E
• Upload SA Timekeeper Budgets on 3E and ensure figures are pulling through correctly on the team reports
• Update the starters and leavers salary schedule for the secretaries and adjust the data on 3e FTE

• Cross checking information on the bank upload sheet to ensure banking details match with the supplier invoices
• Verify the payment batch on the banking online system

• Supporting management in the preparation of annual budgets and forecasts.

• Develop and maintain relationships with all levels of staff as a trusted resource.
• Maintain strong working relationships with and have open and transparent communication between all members of the team

• Attention to Detail
• Interactive Communication
• Problem Solving
• Business Perspective
• Financial and Management Accounting
• Financial Budgeting, Planning and Reporting
• Using Information Technology
• Planning and Organizing

"Bowmans is committed to achieving the objectives set in its transformation charter, and the targets in its employment equity plan. All recruitment decisions will be taken with due consideration being given to these objectives"