Finance Clerk Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Finance Clerk to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Debtors and Creditors experience/knowledge — advantageous;
- Experience in cashbooks — uploading bank statements to cashbook and maintaining & reconciling the cashbook to the bank statements daily;
- Timeous and accurate monthly reporting;
- Liaise with suppliers and following up regarding payments;
- To ensure that all sales/invoicing is captured on a monthly basis before month end cut off;
- Issuing, processing and reconciling of petty cash;
- Ensure timely preparation of all financial documents required for accreditation and business purposes;
- Sound Experience in Sage Pastel Accounting – Pastel Xpress V18 (non-negotiable);
- Bank reconciliations, following up and clearing of reconciling items;
- Capturing journals;
- Liaise with auditors to ensure appropriate monitoring of company finances is maintained;
- To ensure that all inventory, etc are reconciled on a monthly basis before month end cut off and reports produced;
- Management Accounts reporting;
- General Ledger and inter-company loan reconciliations, journal entries;
- To follow up on outstanding payments to be collected within thirty (30) days of invoicing.
Requirements:
- Proficiency in MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint is essential;
- Accuracy and high methodical working methods are required;
- Previous experience in the security environment would be an advantage;
- SAP knowledge would be an advantage;
- Ability to liaise professionally with personnel at all levels;
- Ability to work without supervision, under pressure and meet strict deadlines;
- Some knowledge of the full function of debtors, credit control and reconciliation is essential;
- Minimum Matric Certificate and /or relevant post Matric qualifications with accountancy as subject.