Accountant; Senior

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

• Supervise and initiating the processing ofclient information receipts, sales invoices, purchase invoices
• Perform bank reconciliations
• Processing and reconciling of Petty Cash andcash control accounts
• Keeping of a fixed asset register
• General journals – e.g., depreciation,provisions, interest, salaries, stock, etc.
• Process journal entries e.g., new installmentsale agreements, interest on borrowings, provisions, accruals of income andexpenses, bad debts etc.
• Distinguish between finance and operatingleases.
• Foreign exchange transactions
• Reconcile debtors and creditors statements.
• Correct accounting treatment on disposal ofassets (property, plant & equipment) and investments and the calculation ofthe taxation on capital gains/losses.
• Analyse the resulting trial balance for mistakes / deviations and be able to discuss the results with the client.
• Analytical review of AFS – GP%, Inventorydays, Creditors days, Debtors days
• Ability to record books from insufficientrecords.
• Produce a draft set of financials according to generally accepted accounting practice and a working paper file according tothe standards per the training file for sole proprietors, close corporations,trusts, partnerships, small business corporations, farmers and Body Corporates

• Grade
  12 with Accounting
• BCom Degree or equivalent
• Completed Articles + 3 years experience in a Accounting Firm