manager: General Accounts

B Comm or similar with Accounts III a must.

? To ensure that the status of general accounting records is complete and accurate for management and audit purposes.

? Reviews and ensures appropriate internal controls for areas of responsibility

? Ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures

? Manages / supervises the general accounting staff in terms of respective responsibilities and provides day-to-day leadership to the Bookkeeper, Accounts Clerk and Accounts Administrator.

? Managing staff (soft issues) including managing morale and attitudes.

? Managing staff performance and deadlines.

? Departmental administration:
- KPA’s and job descriptions
- New employee admin and probationary evaluations

? Responsible for producing monthly and quarterly management accounts.

? Ensure that all balance sheet recons are completed monthly and no items are outstanding for longer than 60 days.

? Review all Bank reconciliations ensuring completeness. i.e. All cashbooks are processed and reconcile to bank statements. Update group bank reconciliation schedule.

? Online Banking - Releasing of daily claims payments, creditors payments, claims top ups, internal transfers

? Creditors - supervise/oversee the creditors function

? Debtors - supervise/oversee the debtors function

? To ensure that the fixed asset register is complete and accurate

? Responsible for the Expense reporting of the company – include analysis, budgeting and forecasting.

? Audit - Prepare schedules, assist with queries and produce documentation

? Vat Returns - complete and submit returns accurately and timeously

? Journals – create monthly journals for Investment Accounting, depreciation, prepaid expenses, salaries, accruals and provisions

? Intercompany transactions - Monthly interest calculations for intercompany loan accounts. Ensure balancing of intercompany accounts on a monthly basis.

? Highlight discrepancies, non-compliance of procedures or suspicious entries that may give rise to inappropriate action. Notify the manager of these discrepancies and follow appropriate action.

? Assist with completion and submission of annual income tax returns.

? Internal and external audit processes - review staff’s year-end audit files and assist in overseeing the external and internal audits.