Group Accountant

The Group Accountant contributes to the development and implementation of the departmental accounting systems, policies and procedures. The Group Accountant supports the department through the collection, processing, recording, reconciliation, and reporting of financial data, verifying the validity, completeness and accuracy of source documentation. Maintains complete and proper records of revenue, expenditure, assets and liabilities, and ensures the accuracy and integrity of financial information.

• Accounting policies, procedures and processes managed – Develop, monitor and review departmental accounting policies, procedures and processes.
• Accounting policies, procedures and processes implement – Implement departmental accounting policies, procedures and processes.
• Payments and/or receipts captured
  – Verify supporting documents for validity, accuracy and completeness, and capture the payments and/or receipts on the accounting system.
• Payments verified and approved – Verify and approve payment transactions (including; transfers, conditional grants, payroll transactions, S&T, etc), correctly classified, and supported by appropriate source documentation.
• Masterfile information updated – Capture and maintain Masterfile information (creditors, debtors, payroll, assets) on the accounting system.
• Masterfile information verified and approved
  – Verify and approve Masterfile information (creditors, debtors, payroll, assets) on the accounting system.
• Quarterly and Annual Financial Statements
  – Prepare the Quarterly and Annual Financial Statements and supporting working papers
• Liabilities and commitments managed
  – Manage liabilities and commitments within budget constraints, including recording, reconciliation, and settlement.
• Receivables recorded, collected, banked and irrecoverable amounts written- off – Manage receivables due to the department, including the recording, collection, banking and write-off of irrecoverable amounts
• General Ledger Reconciliation – Perform General Ledger reconciliations (including bank, suspense and interdepartmental accounts)
• General Ledger Reconciliations managed
  – Manage General Ledger and Subsidiary Ledger reconciliations (including bank, debtors, creditors, suspense and interdepartmental accounts)
• System interface exceptions managed
  – Manage the system interface exceptions.
• Month-end and year-end closure – Perform month-end and year-end accounts closure process.
• Payroll returns prepared – Consolidate and reconcile payroll data, and prepare statutory and other payroll returns.
• Payroll returns approved – Review and approve statutory and other payroll returns for submission
• Source and face value documents controlled
  – File, store, retrieve and safeguard source and face value documents.
• Petty cash managed – Manage the issuing, recording, reconciliation, replenishment, safeguarding, and accounting of petty cash

• Takes Initiatives
• Planning and organising.
• Manage and Lead People.
• Communication skills (written and verbal)
• Proactive thinking.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good Interpersonal skills
• Prompt task execution
• Maintains Confidentiality

• Bachelor of Accounting Degree or similar
• Accounting Articles
• Minimum two years' experience post articles