Job description

• Perform the day-to-day processing of transactions to ensure that company finances are maintained in an effective, up to date and accurate manner

• Complete range of month-end close related responsibilities ensuring timely and accurate month-end reporting to the Management Team and Board of Directors. Including review and analysis of assigned P&L accounts.

• Compile and analyse financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts and document business transactions

• Establish, maintain and coordinate the implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures

• Analyse and review budget, revenue, expense, payroll entries, invoices and other accounting documents

• Explain billing invoices and accounting policies to staff, manager and director

• Resolve accounting discrepancies

• Prepare monthly account reconciliations including accruals, prepayment journals and overhead distribution journals

• Daily bank reconciliations

• Processing payments in the bank

• Receive, check, register and process invoices for payment with appropriate approvals

• Prepare financial statement (Profit loss statement and Balance sheet) and monthly closing and cost accounting reports

• Monitor monthly expenditure against budgets and perform variance analysis

• Year budget preparation

• Reports on debtors and creditors

• Maintain the general ledger

• Manage and control costs relating to subcontractors

• Review and improve the subcontractor recording process to ensure month end closure deadline is met

• Prepare subcontractor accruals journals at the end of the month

• Maintain the general ledgers for subcontractor costs

• Get a thorough understanding of subcontractors employed in the business, the routes and costs

• Processing of weekly RCTIs for both Metro & Linehaul subcontractors as and when required particularly for leave cover

• Prepare a monthly report on the cost for the month as per the profit and loss statement with commentary on variance to budget, etc.

• Prepare weekly QSR entity handling fees for approval prior transfer

• Verify and process QSR entity store credits

• Prepare and issue weekly freight, warehouse, QSR and wages KPI’s reports

• Perform other ad-hoc related duties as required including assisting the finance team with management of accounts payable, accounts receivables, cheque runs, monthly bank reconciliations, fleet management, business credit cards and asset management.

• Cover for other accountants when on leave or assistance with month end related activities to ensure the team meets their deadlines.

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