Our Client In The Agricultural Sector Is Seeking To Employ A Knowledgeable And Experienced Accounts Clerk. The Ideal Candidate Must Be An Accounting Graduate With At Least 2 Years Industry Experience. The Successful Candidate Will Be Reporting To The Financial Accountant.

Duties and Responsibilities

Determine And Ensure Adequate Funding Is Available To Meet Supplier Obligations By The Set Credit Terms.
Prepare Weekly Schedules Of Outstanding Payables (Trade And Non-Trade) Due Within The Next Three Months On a Weekly Basis Based On The Sap Payables Aging Analysis Report And Communicating To The Treasury Accountant And Financial Controller.
Track The Purchase Order Request Report, Identify If There Are New Orders In Progress And Put Them On The Funding Requirements.
Review Payment Requisitions Checking Against Orders, Grv To Verify Accuracy And Get Authorization.
Maintain The Contracts Schedule For Service Providers And Prepare Payments Only For Service Providers With Valid Contracts In Place.
Communicate With Suppliers On Invoices With Anomalies.
Prepare Payments Using The Internet Banking Platforms And Sap Outgoing Payments As Per Approved Funding Requirements.
Send Proof Of Payments And Remittance Advices To Creditors And Head Of Departments.
Fill All Payments And Invoices In a Logical And Sequential Manner.
Post All Creditor Invoices In Sap And Allocate Them To The Correct Gl Codes As Per The Purchase Order.
Reconcile All Back-Office Creditors Accounts At Month End And Ensuring All Reconciling Items Are Cleared On Time.
Perform Monthly Reconciliations Of All Creditor Accounts, Investigation And Clearing Of Reconciling Items And Ensuring That There Are No Recurring Reconciling Items.
Compile Monthly Vat Returns For Review By The Accountant Ahead Of The Statutory Deadlines.
Compile The Monthly Withholding Tax Return For Review By The Accountant Ahead Of The Statutory Deadlines.
Compile Monthly Payroll Returns Including Paye, Nssa, Zimdef And Sdl For Review By The Accountant Ahead Of The Statutory Deadlines.
Perform All Monthly Payroll Reconciliations For Review By The Accountant.
Document Standard Operating Procedures For The Creditors Cycle
Attend To Requests By External And Internal Auditors.

Qualifications and Experience
Accounting Degree Or Its Equivalent
Knowledge And Good Application Of Accounting Standards, Procedures, And Principles.
Must Have Sound Knowledge Of Finance And Accounting.
Must Have Experience With Accounting Packages Such As Sap.
Two Years Job Experience In The Field Of Accounting Or Finance
Ability To Work Independently And Under Extreme Pressure With a Level Of Detail And Accuracy.
Manage Time And Resources Well And Demonstrates Good Organizational Abilities
Computer Literate In Microsoft Office Applications, Word, Excel, Outlook, And PowerPoint