Brief Overview Of The Role

• Based in our Cape Town Centre of Excellence the role will report to the Cashbook & Treasury Team Leader. This role is primarily concerned with all day-to-day cash and banking operations for all Euromonitor global offices. This role will work closely with the Accounts Payable Team to ensure payments are processed accurately and in a timely manner.

Key Responsibilities

• To work closely with the Accounts Payable Team and other global finance colleagues to ensure global supplier and staff payments are processed on time, whilst ensuring all requests are approved in accordance with operational guidelines.
• To perform daily reconciliation of multi-currency bank accounts and posting of incoming/outgoing transactions on the accounting system.
• To process daily/weekly and ad hoc payments via online global banking platforms
• To deal with administration, reconciliations and posting transactions into accounting system for credit cards, petty cash and travel advances transactions.
• To work with the credit controllers and the sales order processing team to ensure that all incoming debtors payments and web receipts are identified and processed correctly.
• To ensure that all month end processes are completed in accordance with the Department Timetable. This would include the posting of required journals and reconciling of control accounts.
• Accurately coding and posting the above onto Microsoft Dynamics365 using the pre-determined and agreed standardized posting systems for London and any other Euromonitor global office.
• To deal with any admin work required, including saving all supporting documents processed in a timely manner.
• Respond to all payment/invoice queries from AP for staff and suppliers in a timely and professional manner.
• Any ad hoc duties as required, including providing auditors with process information as and when required.

Requirements

• Experience of working in a multi-currency cashbook & treasury function is desirable.
• An understanding of accounts payable and sales ledger function would be ideal but not essential.
• Good accounting skills including a detailed knowledge of double entry, reconciliation work, cashbook and accounts payable ledger bookkeeping skills.
• To be able to process large amounts of data quickly and accurately; good attention to detail is essential.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, superb attention to detail and the ability to work on your own initiative.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics365 is desirable.
• Knowledge of Word would be beneficial, but Excel intermediate level is essential.
• Ability to multitask and prioritise busy workload; this would include assisting in any ad hoc tasks, as and when required.
• Ability to apply oneself to achieving deadlines and targets.
• Be proactive in the duties of the role.
• Ability to work within a team to ensure teams common goals and targets are achieved and deadlines are met.
• To always present and maintain a professional approach.
• Good written & verbal communication skills are essential to ensure that all communications are grammatically, contractually and legally correct at all times.
• Self-confident and flexible personality with a desire to learn & develop.