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TRANS-CALEDON TUNNEL AUTHORITY (TCTA)
 

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EXTERNAL ADVERT
 
ACCOUNTANT
Location: Centurion
Division: Chief Financial Office (Finance)
Reports to: Financial Accountant
Nature of employment: Permanent
Total Guaranteed Pay: Market related
 
The purpose of this role is to:
• To ensure integrity of financial information through analytical reviews and reconciliations.
 
THE KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS OF THE ROLE IN FOCUS, ARE:
1. Preparation and reviewing of reconciliations
• Preparation of reconciliations by set deadlines
• Correct any incorrect accounting entries identified and follow up with the entries that needs to be followed up with the relevant Department / Manager
• Ensure that all reconciliations meet the definition of a reconciliation and that all Balance sheet accounts are reconciled monthly.
• Ensure that all new accounts are properly allocated and included in the teams' individual reconciliation registers.
2. Management of assets process
• Verify that the asset clearing account is cleared to a nil balance monthly and resolve any queries.
• Ensure that the depreciation journals are calculated monthly and recorded in the accounting system.
• Verify that the assets (including right of use assets and intangible assets) have been captured in the annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS.
• Collaborate in the reviewing of the Asset Management policy and procedures when required to ensure that it is aligned with IFRS and best practice.
• Prepare the related notes for the annual financial statements.
3. Management of the cashbook/bank reconciliation and review all prepared cashbook journals and capturing
• Review cashbook journals prepared by the bookkeeper and sign off as approved.
• Review cashbook related entries and approve for posting to the cashbook.
• Review the bi-weekly bank reconciliations and ensure that outstanding items are followed up and timeously cleared.
• Verify that the bank recon has been prepared and balances at month end by the set deadlines
4. Integrity of financial information
• Perform analytical reviews on selected general ledger accounts.
• Quarterly review of the trial balances to ensure that all general ledger accounts are reconciled.
• Ensure that the reconciliation process is in place and that the process is working optimally to facilitate the integrity of the financial information
• Analyse the risks within the Financial Accounting team and assist the Financial Accountant with implementing measures to minimize the risks.
• Review relevant system descriptions, update where necessary.
5. Management of the overall TCTA's accounts receivables
• Liaise with Department of Water and Sanitation on a monthly basis to obtain information required for invoicing.
• Ensure that billing is complete and accurate and revenue invoices are prepared timeously and delivered to Department of Water and Sanitation.
• Prepare the revenue invoices and statements on a monthly basis.
6. Assist with Year-end Process and preparation of annual financial statements
7. Assist with preparation of quarterly reporting
8. Coordinate the audit (internal and external) processes
9. People management responsibilities and back-up to other team members as agreed.
 
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
• B Com degree or equivalent in Accounting or related
• Articles plus 3 years post articles relevant experience in accounting with preference to a financial service institution
• At least 2 years people management experience




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Please email your CV accompanied by Cover Letter to careers@tcta.co.za  the subject should be the position title. For enquiries, please contact Ms Sixolile Shabalala on sshabalala@tcta.co.za.
 
TCTA’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, the organisation actively encourages and welcome people with various disabilities to apply;
 
If you have not been contacted within 30 days after the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
 
All appointments shall be subject to Competency Assessments.
 
A detailed job profile is available on request.
 
Closing date: 08 October 2024
 
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