RESPONSIBILITES:

Provide support to the accounts and finance department
Respond to general accounts queries, e.g., invoice queries, requests for Telkom Account details from IT, and refer or escalate to the relevant person or escalate when required
Address general queries from stores, e.g., banking of cash sales, speed point machines, Bank reconciliation checks
Capture monthly credit card statements on to Excel spreadsheet, follow up on any outstanding slips with the relevant credit card holder and escalate to Supervisor
Perform re-conciliation on credit card statements and slips received, process journals in on F&O system
Process all allocated COD payments weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays and address any queries with Supervisor
Address COD queries, e.g., confirmation and proof of payment requests
Download bank statements and capture statement details on F&O
Verify every Tuesday, against the Banking Compliance Report that all stores have completed their banking as per store banking schedule and escalate any non-adherence to the relevant Area Manager
Escalate any non-adherence to store banking schedule to the relevant Area Manager and National Operations and Sales Manager
Compare bank statement with Daily Sales Report for allocated stores and check the accuracy of recorded cash and card payments
Address any cash and card payment queries with the store, assist where possible, and where no explanation is available escalate to the relevant Area Manager
Address any cash and card payment queries with the store, assist where possible, and ensure an explanation is provided, e.g., non-process compliance to policies or procedures
Access Telkom account online, capture details on F&O, and once approved, load for banking
Check Petty Cash usage for allocated stores, ensure all Petty Cash slips are received and included when performing the reconciliation on the Daily Sales report to the banking 
Assist with financial year end processes as and when requested
Provide assistance to the finance team as and when requested
Raise all queries with line manager or relevant position
Perform general finance and office duties including but not limited to filing, general data entry, answering phones, addressing queries, processing emails and physical post

REQUIREMENTS:

A matric, grade 12 or equivalent certificate
Studying towards or in possession of a B Com, Diploma or Certificate in Finance, or related qualification an advantage
Experience working in an accounts department required
General finance, admin, accounts department experience required
1 - 2 years experience with reconciliations within a retail environment required
1 - 2 years experience capturing and verifying data required