Assistant Accountant - Durbanville, South Africa - Cenfri

Cenfri

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Durbanville, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Cenfri is looking for a motivated individual with excellent numerical and analytical skills to join our Finance team to enhance the support we provide to the businesses in South Africa and Rwanda.

This individual should have sound financial administration experience as well as an excellent understanding of basic accounting principles.

The role requires exceptional organisational skills, attention to detail, intermediate MS Excel, proficient Pastel (or similar accounting package) skills and a methodical approach to the completion of tasks.

Responsibilities:

Capturing and managing financial transactions (SA & Rwanda)
Cashbook processing of several bank accounts, including CFC accounts, and credit card statements, petty cash (incl foreign petty cash) and expense claims
Summarising costs and preparing relevant financial summaries
Capturing and adjusting journals
Liaising with project managers for allocations for funder reporting
Managing expense claims in ZAR and foreign currencies for approval and payment
Invoicing
Producing and maintaining customer invoicing and receipts in local and foreign currencies
Capturing cashbook receipts to customer accounts
Calculating foreign profit / loss transactions on receipts
Processing withholding tax on foreign receipts
Maintaining a monthly invoicing schedule
Preparing a monthly debtors age analysis
Reconciliations (SA & Rwanda)
Preparing monthly reconciliations of the full TB, including GL balance sheet accounts, credit cards and staff expense accounts
Bank and CFC reconciliations and fund accountability recons
Preparing the monthly VAT return and VAT reconciliation
Payroll (SA & Rwanda)
Preparing the monthly payroll for South Africa and Rwanda salaries
Updating and maintaining employee information on payroll system
Preparing monthly payroll journals
Preparing monthly UIF and PAYE submissions and quarterly PAYE reconciliations
Assisting with leave administration on ESS platform
Preparing the annual WCA submission
Assisting staff with payroll queries
Maintaining the fixed asset schedule and preparing the monthly depreciation journal
Managing the funder receipts schedules

Requirements:

Relevant financial qualification
Over 2 years' experience in an assistant accountant/ similar role
Experience on accounting software packages
Training on Pastel Accounting
Pastel Accounting and/or Payroll experience would be advantageous
Intermediate MS Excel experience
Solid numerical ability
Good interpersonal skills, a proactive work ethic and the ability to work independently

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