Accounting Assistant - Cape Town Verfied

R 180000-264000 per annum Cape Town, Western Cape Cape Town, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 01-03-2019 12:38:33 PM
26-04-2019 12:38:33 PM
Forte to liaise with highly skilled individuals in an agile and target orientated working environment. The ideal candidate will be responsible for performing accounting and administrative duties. If you are ready to fast track your career with this amazing opportunity, then I would like to hear from you.



Qualification:

University degree in Commerce or Business Administration (non-negotiable)



Skills & Experience:

Minimum 1 - 3 years of experience working in Accounting

Advanced MS Excel (pre-requisite)

Fundamental understanding of Accounting and Taxation

Excellent attention to detail

Good verbal and non-verbal communication skills



Job Description:

Process invoices and daily transactions and expenses.

Liaising with supplier regarding required and outstanding documents.

Assist the Financial Manager with compiling and maintaining working papers for monthly and annual reporting.

General ledger investigations to ensure consistency in categorization of transactions.

Collating and filing expenses.

Acting as a first point of contact: dealing with correspondence and phone calls.

Managing diaries and organizing meetings and appointments, often controlling access to the manager / executive.

Booking and arranging travel, transport and accommodation.

Organizing events and conferences.

Reminding the manager / executive of important tasks and deadlines.

Typing, compiling and preparing reports, presentations and correspondence.

Managing databases and filing systems.

Implementing and maintaining procedures / administrative systems.

Miscellaneous tasks to support their manager, which will vary according to the sector and to the manager’s remit, e.g. completing some corporate governance reporting (to ensure that the business is being run properly and complying with legislation and regulations) or conducting research.