Affinity Health was established in 2011 to offer affordable and reliable private healthcare to all South Africans. We are a specialised provider of long-term health insurance products and services. Affinity Health has revolutionised the medical insurance industry through extensive knowledge, passion, and expertise. Access to private primary healthcare services should be within reach for all South Africans. Our goal is to make private health cover accessible and affordable to every person living in South Africa.
Job Title: Accountant
Location: East Rand
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Finance
Reference: BEN000043/AH
Vacancy Details
A Insurance Company in Benoni is looking for a Accountant who will be responsible for managing the accounting process, ensure relevant reconciliations are complete. Advise and help internal companies. The Account will ensure month end deadlines are met, prepare and examine financial records, assuring information is up to date and accurate.
Key Responsible Areas
- Prepare accounts
- Monitor actual spending and balances
- Attend to audit queries
- Ensure processes are followed as per relevant SOP
- Provide administrative support
Tasks
- Prepare accounts
- Perform month end journals, provisions and accruals
- Import and check journals from revenue
- Setup automated & recurring journals
- Reconcile balance sheet accounts
- Prepare VAT Returns
Monitor actual spending and balances
- Monitor and check and post Subledger Batches
- Compile and present financial reports
- Keep account books and systems up to date
- Advise on how to reduce costs and increase profits
Audit and analyse financial performance
- Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents
- Update commentary and other details on financial statements
- Analyse accounts
- Audit financial information
- Supply required information to auditors
- Extract and prepare audit details and information
- Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analysing account information
Conduct financial audit of relevant SOP
- Maintain financial statements and records in compliance with laws and regulations
- Highlight risks
- Maintain accounting controls
- Prepare and recommend policies and procedures
- Answer accounting procedure questions
- Check and update SOP where relevant
- Maintain financial security
- Follow internal controls
- Advise on better procedures and processes in SAGE
Provide administrative support
- Manage colleagues, workloads and deadlines
- Guide accounting clerical staff
- Coordinate clerical staff activities and answer questions
Essential Qualifications
- Matric
- Bcom in Accounting or Diploma in Accounting
Essential Experience
- 3+ years of experience in financial accounting
- Sage 300
- Understanding ERP setup and automation at least at a starter level
- Methodical approach experience – Systemic
Knowledge and Skills
Proficiency in IT and excellent Excel skills
- Reporting skills
- High level of numeracy
- Good communication skills
- Advanced analytical skill
- Problem solving skills
- Business acumen
- SARS Rules and IFRS
Attributes
- Confidentiality
- Attention to detail
- Integrity
- Self-Motivated
- Good time management
- Teamwork
To Apply
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Application Deadline: December 22 2023