Finance Clerk (Maternity Cover)

October 19, 2024

Absolute Pets

Cape Town

Overview
Absolute Pets is the leading pet care retailer in South Africa with over 170 stores nationwide. The Company caters to a high-end customer with premium products for pets ranging from pet food to health & wellness products and accessories. Absolute Pets is looking for a finance clerk for a four month maternity contract position. The successful candidate will largely be providing support with the processing of supplier vouchers, Support Office creditors and rent, and general administrative support within the finance department.
Key Responsibilities

Full responsibility for rental (will work closely with the Property team and landlords), which will include, but are not limited to:
Compiling the turnover rent schedule, submitting the information to the landlords and capturing in the accounting software IQ.
Accounting for refundable deposits and guarantees.
Compiling the rent schedule from rental invoices and importing onto IQ.
Performing reconciling checks between the GL and the Property Lease Schedule, flagging differences, as well as performing trend checks on all rent related components.
Liaising with landlords to obtain usage breakdowns and analysing utilities.
Preparation of the monthly lease smoothing provision adjustment workbook for review and posting by the financial manager.
Pulling credit card purchases of fuel for the fleet and importing it into the IQ cashbook, as well as reconciling the fleet GL account to the statement.
Capturing invoices and performing reconciliations for all Support Office creditors.
Credit applications for new Support Office creditors.
Ensuring all finance related paperwork from stores are sorted, filed and stored according to the policy document.
Monthly supplier voucher submissions and reconciliations, tracking of incoming payments andthe allocation thereof and liaising with suppliers regarding discrepancies.
Resolving tickets raised by store teams on Thinktime for voucher processing errors.
Identifying possible voucher processing errors remaining on a monthly basis and flagging this for investigation, collating the feedback obtained and taking appropriate action based, i
Performing credit card ledger reviews.
Assisting with year end financial audits.

Qualifications and experience

2- 4 years' experience in a financial accounting role
Diploma in Financial Accounting or equivalent
Strong accounting knowledge
Proficient in Microsoft suite
Good Excel skills with the ability to use VLOOKUP's and Pivot Tables

Professional Skills / Characteristics

Effective communication (written and verbal) skills in dealing with staff members, suppliers, and landlords
Strong organisational skills
Team player with strong communications skills
Respectful of others
Takes initiative and proposes solutions to problems
Has the ability to adapt to changing requirements and learn new skills
Willing to put in the extra work to support the team and grow professionally
Willing to take on challenges and learn new skills
Self-motivated
Deadline driven
Strong attention to detail
Trustworthy