Financial Assistant

Financial Assistant

ABOUT THE ROLE

Nursing Services of SA and Ambition 24 Hours are South African nursing placement businesses operating within the A24 Group. Combined they place approximately 500 nursing candidates weekly. We are looking for a Financial Assistant to provide hands-on support across credit control accounts payable and payroll administration and to pick up additional tasks as capacity demands.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

CREDIT CONTROL SUPPORT

• Assisting with collections follow-up on outstanding nursing client accounts
• Generating and sending debtor statements and remittance allocations
• Escalating overdue accounts and maintaining accurate debtor records

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SUPPORT

• Capturing and processing supplier invoices on Pastel Partner (DBit)
• Preparing creditor reconciliations and resolving supplier queries
• Assisting with payment runs

PAYROLL SUPPORT

• Assisting the payroll team with weekly nursing payroll processing as required
• Timesheet checking and basic accuracy verification

GENERAL

• Providing cover and support across the finance team where there are capacity gaps
• Assisting with month-end processes and ad hoc finance tasks as directed

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum: Relevant finance or accounting qualification (Diploma or equivalent)
• At least 23 years of experience in a similar finance support role
• Experience with Pastel Partner or Pastel Payroll advantageous
• Exposure to credit control or debtors management
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced high-volume environment
• Strong numeracy and data accuracy

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Flexible and adaptable willing to assist wherever the team needs support
• Reliable accurate and self-motivated
• Good interpersonal skills for client and supplier liaison
• Able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously without losing accuracy
• Team player who takes ownership of their work

Required Experience:

Senior IC