Junior Financial Accountant

The Junior Financial Accountant is responsible for the processes including, but not limited to the population, analyses, reporting, administration of the financial functions within the branch.

Key deliverables

• Process month end journals, reconciliations or ledger accounts, creditor payments.
• Ensure that financial system setup and maintained to ensure that all transactions are correctly captured and reflected in the general ledger accounts.

• Compile all Asset Requisitions and ensure all supporting documentation is attached.
• Maintain Asset Registers for both depreciation (for balance sheet) and Wear and Tear (SARS).
• Ensure that all Asset Registers are accurate and complete.
• Process acquisitions, impairments, disposals, transfers, and any other adjustments e.g. change in useful life monthly.
• Monthly depreciation runs.
• Ensure asset journal postings are accurate.
• Prepare asset register versus TB reconciliations for all categories monthly.
• Assist with forecasting reports.
• Compile and maintain templates and reports as required by management.
• IAS16 reconciliations.
• Maintain structured SOPs for Assets, including acquisitions, measuring, disposals, recording and control.
• Prepare and load the payments of the assets.
• Capturing of assets and garments on ELCB.
• Asset Verification and maintenance.

• Monthly Inventory Account
• Reconciliation of the BS and Inventory.
• Management of rental garments inventory and stationery

• Daily Sales reporting by customer
• Daily tracking of customer pieces washed per day per customer

• Minimize production costs through reduction of overtime worked by staff
• Minimize production costs through reduction of re-works/ re-washes
• Ensure that all production and quality targets are met hourly, daily, weekly and monthly
• Reduce absenteeism by implementing measures to minimize absenteeism (e.g. return to work interview).
• Pro-actively identify equipment. Machinery related problems and ensure that corrective action is taken to prevent stoppages or breakdowns.
• Minimize production costs by minimizing/ eliminating the use to casual and contract labour

• The requirements with regards to H & S representatives and First aiders and Fire Fighters are determined, individuals are nominated, and training is scheduled and done
• Weekly inspection is conducted in conjunction with the H & S representatives and Occupational health and safety hazards are identified, reported and corrected where possible
• Staff is made aware of all risks associated with tasks and duties relating to their work and their working area
• Unsafe acts/ conditions that is committed by employees are identified and addressed immediately as per legislative and company procedure/ policy requirements
• Staff is trained and assessed on relevant standard operating procedures/ safe work procedures on equipment and on the processes

• Accounting Diploma/ Degree
• Minimum of 3 years experience in a service-related industry or production environment/ supervisory position
• Grade 12/ NQF level #4 or equivalent
• Administrative experience
• Excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, ethics, and cultural awareness
• Ability to communicate, both verbally and written, clearly and accurately in English.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills.
• Resourceful and problem-solving skills
• Problem solving
• Proficient computer literacy on MS Office related packages (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook) and Company related software systems.