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SOUTH AFRICAN POST OFFICE (SAPO) - ACCOUNTANT
SOUTH AFRICAN POST OFFICE (SAPO)
INTERNAL & EXTERNAL
Accountant (C5)
(Position based in Head Office: Pretoria)
Reports to: Financial Manager
Summation
Render financial and administrative related support to the Financial Manager in Postbank
Key Responsibilities
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations and ensure that reconciling items are cleared timeously.
• Prepare intercompany cash settlement reconciliations
• Prepare necessary journal entries as required by the Financial Manager
• Work closely with the treasury accounting team and ensure that deposits, interest margins, etc are correctly accounted for.
• Ensure that Proper Accrual Accounting is adopted
• Reconcile the Government Service, Land Claims revenue, Social Grants (banked beneficiaries) and other services that will be secured in the near future timely and accurately
• Follow-up on the necessary payments by the relevant Government institutions, for the services rendered by Postbank to ensure received timeously
• Identify and resolve unmatched items in these accounts and ensure that the reconciliations are corrected before sent to the relevant stakeholders.
• Load cost centre budgets and forecasts in SAP
• Produce monthly cost centre reports with variance analyses for review with cost centre managers
• Assist with Annual and Interim Audits
• Assist in preparation of monthly results packs and presentation
• Monitoring Postbank creditors
• Handle and resolve queries as when they occur (24 hour turnaround)
• Other activities as required by Senior Management, such as policy enhancements, research, minute-taking, etc.
Minimum Requirements:
Qualifications
• Completed BCom degree (NQF7)
Experience
• Minimum of 3 to 4 years finance and administration related experience including account reconciliations, variance analyses and financial analysis for business decision purposes.
Skills and Abilities:
• Computer literate (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP), Proven financial and administrative skills, Good written and verbal communication skills, Flair for figures, Accurate, Detail oriented, Interpersonal and conflict resolution skills, Ability to work independently without supervision, Good planning, organising and time management skills, Problem solving and analytical skills (logical thinker), Ability to work under pressure, Ability to work in a team, Deadline driven, Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times, Ability to interact with employees across various levels, Ability to adapt to various situations, Mental alertness, Assertive, Accurate, Ability to handle stress and contact with Line Managers and other business units.
• Assist in preparation of monthly results packs and presentation
• Monitoring Postbank creditors
- Ensure that Invoices are captured on time and accurate by creditors clerk
- Responsible for ensuring that reconciliations of suppliers are done on monthly basis
- Ensuring all payments to suppliers are made on time
• Handle and resolve queries as when they occur (24 hour turnaround)
• Other activities as required by Senior Management, such as policy enhancements, research, minute-taking, etc.
Minimum Requirements:
Qualifications
• Completed BCom degree (NQF7)
Experience
• Minimum of 3 to 4 years finance and administration related experience including account reconciliations, variance analyses and financial analysis for business decision purposes.
Skills and Abilities:
• Computer literate (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP), Proven financial and administrative skills, Good written and verbal communication skills, Flair for figures, Accurate, Detail oriented, Interpersonal and conflict resolution skills, Ability to work independently without supervision, Good planning, organising and time management skills, Problem solving and analytical skills (logical thinker), Ability to work under pressure, Ability to work in a team, Deadline driven, Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times, Ability to interact with employees across various levels, Ability to adapt to various situations, Mental alertness, Assertive, Accurate, Ability to handle stress and contact with Line Managers and other business units.
CONTACTS
The South African Postbank SOC Limited is committed to the achievement and maintenance of diversity and equity in employment, especially with regard to race, gender and disability. In compliance with the banks employment equity plans, first preference will be given to candidates from designated groups. Correspondence will be limited to short listed candidates only.
If you wish to apply, please forward your Curriculum Vitae (CV) to RecruitmentZM@Postbank.co.za
Please indicate in the subject line the position you are applying for.
Closing date: 16 July 2021
Position number: 60066137
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If you do not hear from the South African Postbank SOC Limited or its Agent within 3 months of this advertisement, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful. The South African Postbank SOC Limited reserves the right not to fill the positions or to re-advertise the positions at any time.