Junior Accountant

SUMMARY:
Junior Accountant
R12 000 - R15 000 CTC

Brief Description 
Our client within the Retail industry located in Durban is looking for a Junior Accountant to join their team as soon as possible

POSITION INFO:
Duties and Responsibilities

• Check that all stores have submitted their cash up for the preceding trading day.
• Follow up with stores that have not finalised their cash up.
• Check that the correct supporting documentation for each cash up has been submitted.
• Investigate, document and resolve any discrepancies. This is done in liaison with the store and area manager as necessary.
• Finalise and post the individual cash up for each store to the General ledger.
• Individual point of sale clearing accounts need to be monitored daily and any discrepancies need to be resolved.
• Individual card and cash clearing accounts need to be monitored weekly and any discrepancies need to be investigated and resolved.

• Capture the deposits (credits) daily into the respective cash book batch for the cash and credit card bank accounts.
• Capture the payments (debits) into the respective cash book batch for the cash and credit card bank accounts.
• Reconcile the cash and credit card accounts to the bank statement at month end.

• Collate and submit the bi-weekly float requests for payment.
• Assist with resolving short / late delivery of floats to stores by the third party provider.
• Request monthly cash float confirmations and reconcile these to the individual store float ledger accounts.

• Linking of EFT payments for customer orders and communicate this to the store concerned.
• Receive calls from various branches/stores and assist as required.
• Filing of daily cash up documentation for each store.

• Understanding of basic accounting/bookkeeping entries.
• Methodical and accurate processing of information.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate politely and effectively both telephonically and by email.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Proficient knowledge on how to use MS Office, Excel, Outlook and Word.

• Matric
• Bookkeeping / accounting qualification / diploma.