Job Description

Job Purpose

To implement and manage the general accounting function by ensuring accurate reflection of the financial position, complying with all legal and internal requirements, and providing a sound basis for management interpretation.


Perform month end transactional activities e.g., review of adjustments, month-end closing procedures, and recon preparation etc. Provide first level support in terms of call and query handling across AEL Perform selected bank reconciliations Review, approve, and post predefined manual journal entries and support documentation and narration to journal (ensure journal entries are valid, accurate, and complete) Reconcile balance sheet accounts within an SLA timeline and follow up on long outstanding items with Retain Finance. Prepare a monthly memorandum of balance sheet recon issues for review by the in-country team or Retaine Finance. Maintain an issue log of business activities, where you have identified key concerns. Have a quarterly meeting with the in-country team or Retain Finance, for re-education of key governance processes and also addressing key concern areas. Align with COE on GL master data maintenance Capture loading of EFT payments i.e., non-vendor related payments Release of EFT payments (not for the same country for which you have loaded payments) Process of non-vendor related payments in SAP Conduct cash book processing and bank reconciliation preparation Ensure all long outstanding and reconciling items on bank reconciliation are timeously cleared Engage with stakeholders at an operational level to address any service delivery issues Comply with all legislation relating to accounting matters Identify internal control weaknesses and assist in developing and implementing improvement opportunities Review audit instructions and compile/prepare supporting documentation for the audit process



Excellent organisational and time management skills Excellent communication Problem solving skills Analytical and Conceptual; Communication (written and verbal); Relationship Building; Multi-tasking

Qualifications & Experience

B Com Financial Accounting or equivalent qualification 3 - 5 years' experience as an Accountant or equivalent (with Supervisory experience) Articles (Advantageous) Manufacturing Industry (advantageous) Advanced knowledge of the MS Office Suite - especially MS Excel and Word Sound knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) * Knowledge of an ERP system, preferably SAP ECC6