TO SUPPORT THE FUNCTION OF THE FINANCIAL MANAGER AND ASSISTANT FINANCIAL MANAGER. TO SUPPORT THE DEBTORS, CREDITORS, CASHBOOK AND JOB COSTING STAFF IN THE DAY-TO-DAY FUNCTIONS OF FINANCE.
A. WORK
KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES
AREA(KRA’S)
SPECIFIC TASKS/OBJECTIVES
TRACKING SOURCES
1. Cashbook Duties
To support the cashbook clerk in their absence
Drawing reports on outstanding accruals relating to COD suppliers and liaising with the operations dept to resolve.
Supporting the Financial Manager with profit and loss enquiries relating tocashbook processing.
Ensuring that the Namibia cashbook is reconciled on a weekly basis, and that the allocations relating to jobs and expenses are correctly posted into CargoWise.
Liaising with Namibia to make sure all cashbook related entries are captured into CargoWise.
2. Job Costing Duties
Opening and closing jobs on request of the creditors clerk – only after investigation of the file, and as to why the file was closed.
Opening and closing jobs on request of the debtors clerk – only after investigation of the file, and as to why the file was closed.
Investigate job profit and loss queries, as a support function to the Creditor’s Supervisor.
Checking WIPS and accruals on a weekly basis, as a support to the Creditor’s Supervisor.
Liaising with relevant parties on WIPS and accruals, and resolving all outstanding issues.
Process monthly transport revenue journal, and send the details to the Transport Manager.
Running the profit and loss report on jobs and making sure the branch managers are resolving any queries from this report before month end.
3. Creditors Support
Provide support to both local and foreign creditors with regards to processing, reconciling and making sure payment commitments are met.
Ability to resolve creditors queries on an operational level.
4. General Ledger Duties
Ability to allocate expenses to correct expense codes with the correct branch and division and authorise cashbook and creditors invoices
Supplying the Financial Manager with information pertaining general ledger postings.
Assisting the Financial Manager with reporting duties pertaining to month end.
Providing support with regards to the yearend audit and preparation of the audit file.
Producing an audit file.
Reconciling the asset register at month end.
Excellent understanding of the general ledger to assist any enquiry into a posting. Understanding the chart of accounts.
Ability to process journals and rectifying posting errors.
Extensive knowledge of an asset register and producing an asset recon.
Ability to analyse profit and loss variances and communicate this back to the branch managers.
Completing books to trial balance for the Namibia branch.
Assisting the Financial Manager with any ad hoc reconciliations.