Job Description

Our client is seeking a detail-oriented Accountant to join their team. As an Accountant, you will be responsible for managing financial transactions, preparing financial reports, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations.
Key Responsibilities, but not limited to: The candidate's role will be drawn from the following outputs (the final job specification will be tailored to the chosen candidate's experience and aptitude):

• Ensuring the accuracy of loan drawdown repayment calculations, including calculations of interest on arrears, early, settlements, and detailed amortisations
• Balance sheet reconciliations related to customer accounts
• Generate invoices and credit notes
• Customer (borrowers) payment allocations and loan reconciliations
• Sending invoices with statements and payment reminder emails to customers
• Preparation and loading of debit orders
• Management and resolution of unpaid obligations
• Resolving customer queries
• Work with internal Legal Team on defaulting customers
• Ad Hoc assignments
• Performing accounting functions including:

o Journals
o VAT Calculations and Reconciliations
o Balance Sheet Reconciliations
o Balancing Intercompany loan accounts

• Cash Flow Management
• Checking/preparing bank reconciliations daily
• Loading banking transactions
• Audit Assistance - Prepare audit packs and liaise with auditors
• ad hoc tasks

Minimum requirements

• Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting as a major and Finance as a subject) or equivalent tertiary qualification
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in an accounting/bookkeeping role

Desired Skills and Experience

• Experience with loans, leases and amortisations, NPV or a sound conceptual understanding of loan and leasing calculations, amortisations and NPV
• Experience on Microsoft 365, Xero, Microsoft Teams, and Standard Bank Business online an advantage
• Excel - Above-average
• Analytical mind, organized, precise and meticulous

Application Requirements

• CV
• Cover/Motivation Letter

Skills Required