Outsourced CFO is looking for our next A-Player Junior Accountant to join our team!
The purpose of the Junior Accountant is to manage and streamline financial processes across client invoicing payment approvals monthly accounting and reporting while supporting internal and external queries and enhancing process efficiencies. This position plays a critical role in ensuring accuracy compliance and timeliness of financial operations contributing to informed decision-making and maintaining operational integrity.
Job responsibilities will include among other:
Client Invoicing;
- Prepare and review various invoicing types including proforma retainer and month-end invoicing
- Convert proforma invoices to tax invoices and send to clients
- Update re-scoped retainer invoices
Debtors Management;
- Approve debit order run and manage invoicing processes for OCFO SA & OCFO Inc
- Perform debtor follow-up and manage overdue or missed debtors
- Ensure Weekly Debtors reporting is running smoothly
- Ensure Debtors information (statements and invoices) are sent timeously
- Update expected payment dates in Xero and Float
Payment Approval and allocation of expenses;
- Ensure Supplier invoices are accurately timeously captured
- Ensure applicable approval process is followed by publishing supplier invoices for payment approval to Approval Max
- Review capturing and allocation of supplier invoices and transactions
- Review and finalize weekly monthly and panelist payments.
- Ensure timeous loading of payments through Paysoft and banking platforms
- Update expected payment dates in Xero and Float
Bank Reconciliation & Control Account accounting;
- Reconcile bank accounts twice daily to ensure accurate financial records.
- Notify relevant persons about payments received on projects on zoho
- Prepare supporting documentations for cloud accounting software reconciliations
- Update and maintain FAR
- Update CIPC control account
Monthly Accounting;
- Prepare and review for final approval of Monthly VAT 201 report
- Ensure timeous close of monthly reports
- Performing reconciliations including Xero subscriptions bank accounts payroll debtors creditors control accounts FAR and loan recons
- Prepare the timeous completion of the Commission calculation and data update
- Prepare the applicable provision and month end accruals in order to be journalised
- Prepare for sign-off the monthly accounting checklist / SOP
Reporting Review & Preparation;
- Prepare timeous WeeklyL10 reports
- Preparing the monthly Invoicing meeting reports
- Ensure Weekly debtors reporting is running smoothly
- Refreshing and send Divisional management reports once FM approves
Facilitating of Internal and External queries and updating CRM;
- Handle and approve internal client and HOD queries. (Zoho & Accounts e-mail)
- Facilitating queries from HODs on reallocation
- Maintain Zoho CRM records including deals sheets
- Attending to clients invoice and statement request and queries
Process Improvement;
- Identify areas requiring improvement in the monthly bookkeeping payments receipts processes
- Providing 1st draft solutions with risk areas ID
- Compile SOPs that address these risk areas sufficiently
Requirements
The ideal candidate for this position will have a minimum of 3 years experience and hold a Diploma/ Degree in Finance / SAIPA / AGA
Skills and Experience of the ideal candidate;
- Experience with Xero Float Zoho ApprovalMax preferred
- Strong experience in full-function accounting and financial reporting
- Confident working independently and in a team
- Tech-savvy with good Excel skills and accounting software proficiency
- A planner and problem solver with strong attention to detail
- Results-driven and always looking to improve processes
- A team player who takes pride in delivering high-quality work
- Adaptable curious and committed to continuous learning
Our OCFO values:
- Family first
- Integrity matters
- Switched on Thinking
- Excellence in everything
- Growth and success
The ideal candidate for this position will have a minimum of 3 years experience and hold a Diploma/ Degree in Finance / SAIPA / AGA Skills and Experience of the ideal candidate; Experience with Xero, Float, Zoho, ApprovalMax preferred Strong experience in full-function accounting and financial reporting Confident working independently and in a team Tech-savvy with good Excel skills and accounting software proficiency A planner and problem solver with strong attention to detail Results-driven and always looking to improve processes A team player who takes pride in delivering high-quality work
Education
SAIPA / AGA