Cashbook

• Review and oversight of the following
• General processing
• Credit card processing
• Petty cash processing
• Record journal entries

Data Capturing and Reconciliation

• Prepare reconciliations for each balance sheet account.
• Review cash & credit card account reconciliations
• Record journal entries
• Capture statutory returns: PAYE, SDL, VAT
• Capture payroll journals

Creditors Control

• Capture invoices
• Prepare payments.
• Record journal entries

Supervise Team

• Supervise the debtors and creditors clerk, including daily support, performance reviews and career planning.

General

• Assist with preparation of budget models.
• Managing UA account and preparing payment forecasts based on goods landed and due.
• Weekly review of FEC and additional cover forecast based on statement and forecast inbound report. Monitor forward exchange contract expiry dates and notify CFO to extend/draw down.
• Assist auditors with any queries arising in the audit.
• Assist with any ad hoc duties!

Reporting

• Preparation of monthly management accounts including presentation and analysis of accounts to FM
• Cash flow weekly template updates
• Weekly sales tracker preparation and margin review
• VAT return and liability reconciliation
• VAT turnover reconciliation (month and period to date)
• Sales system reconciliations - POS (Shopify and Cistech / new POS)
• Fixed asset register maintenance and General Ledger reconciliation
• Inventory valuation and reconciliation to General Ledger
• Assisting FM in monthly provisions
• FX provisions based on shipment update, discount provision, stock write off provision, etc
• Payroll reconciliation SAGE to General Ledger (month and period to date)
• Rental Commitment schedule update and General Ledger reconciliation
• POS reconciliation – financial controller signing off on it daily.

Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualification (BCom or similar)
• Exposure to articles
• At least 3 years’ working experience within a retail or similar environment.
• Knowledge of an accounting system – knowledge of SAP Business One would be advantageous.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel
• Able to handle large volumes of data
• Analytical
• Pressure resilient