5 Finance/Accounting jobs in Cape Town on Job Mail

Description

A rapidly expanding local and international consultancy is seeking to employ vibrant and ambitious Accounting Administrators at their offices in Durbanville. This is a good junior role for someone wanting to gain experience within a practice environment with ample opportunities to receive on-the-job training and the strong possibility of working themselves up into a more senior role in the business over the medium to long term.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for the managing of senior accountant workflows, liaising with clients, requesting and gathering documentation, bookkeeping, and other related duties, supporting both the South African and UK offices. They are looking for ethically sound candidates, who want to perform tasks the right way the first time around and someone who wants a long-term career at the firm.

Training will be provided on all required duties as listed below.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Client liaison
• Client service delivery and query resolution
• Oversee the onboarding of new clients
• Updating and maintaining existing client records
• Correspond with clients re their accounts, balances, and payments
• Data capture and data collection
• System updates
• Requesting of financial documents
• Updating financial records
• Sorting and filing of financial records
• Preparing reports
• Scheduling meetings and managing calendars
• Basic bookkeeping up to trial balance
• Provide accounting and clerical support to the accounting department
• Assist with reconciliations
• Payroll preparation
• Ad hoc duties as required

Qualifications and Experience

• Matric with solid results
• A diploma, degree, a certificate in finance, or a related field will be advantageous
• Accounting Administration related experience will be beneficial
• Microsoft Office – Excel, Word, Outlook proficiency preferred
• Bookkeeping or accounting experience advantageous

Competencies Required

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Ability to execute instructions correctly
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work in a team

Our client is seeking an experienced Debtors Controller for a contract role available at their company in Durbanville, Cape Town

Qualifications

• Diploma in bookkeeping or equivalent
• Matric/ Grade 12 with accounting, or equivalent

Experience/ Industry Knowledge

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in debtors clerk function
• Computer literacy & strong reconciliation skills Previous experience on ERP System
• Banking and accounts administrator experience

Duties will include:

• Resolution of customer queries
• Debtors age analysis to balance to the GL
• Balancing of debtors account at month end
• Daily bank deposits to be entered and allocated and or checked
• Processing of credit notes and journal entries and or reviewing and approval of entries via system workflows
• Allocate payment to correct debtors account
• Process journal entries
• Finalise and manage debtor refund process (journals and payments)

Our client, a company in Cape Town City Centre, is seeking to employ a Receptionist / Office Assistant to start working as soon as possible.

Our client is looking for a positive individual who is proactive, punctual, and structured. They should be able to speak and write in English, with Afrikaans as a bonus.

It is important that they can create the client delight atmosphere that we are all working towards.

Responsibilities:

• Our client is looking for a Receptionist, to manage their front desk daily and to perform a variety of administrative and clerical tasks at their Cape Town office.
• As Receptionist, you will be the ambassador of the company’s first impressions on the guests and visitors.
• It will be your foremost responsibility to compassionately greet all incoming guests, visitors, and members, help them with directions or any appropriate information that they need.
• You will be required to professionally answer phone calls in a polite manner and forward calls to the respective departments.
• Also, you will need to perform various front desk duties including filing, handling, and re-directing mail, and the like.

Requirements:

• Grade 12.
• A relevant tertiary qualification will be an advantage.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, specifically MS Word and Excel will be required.
• Previous working experience in a similar position is essential.
• Excellent client and communication skills are necessary.

You will be based at our Cape Town (CBD) office.

Working hours will be from 08:00 - 17:00.

Salary offered: R8 000 -R12 000 (depending on work experience and quality).

Starting date: As soon as possible

Please apply online if you meet the above-mentioned requirements.

Please assume that your application was unsuccessful if you have not been contacted within 4 weeks from the date of this advertisement.

Financial Services giant looks to expand its sales force as well as footprint in the market by appointing experienced Commercial / Agri Independent Contractors who will be strategically placed across the country. These individuals will be given a small portfolio of business that they will be required to service from day one whilst growing that portfolio with quality business.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Promotes sales in liaison with brokers and financial institution's leads and services
  brokers.
• Receives requests for quotations from clients and provides a packaged solution
  based on client needs.
• Actively promotes company products.
• Profitable Growth in Insurance New Business Sales by promoting and selling Insurance
  Solutions.
• Explaining and structuring customized insurance options.
• Supporting customers in their completion of insurance application information
  requirements e.g. financial needs analysis and proposal forms.
• Notifying customers regarding the insurance requirements on loan facilities such
  as vehicle finance, guarantees, property loans, agricultural production loans,
  marine, etc.
• Exploring alternative solutions if required in terms of a client’s insurance
  portfolio risk analysis.
• Continued adherence to disclosure and compliance in terms of the Financial
  Advisory and Intermediary Services Act (FAIS).
• Quotation – Preparation and obtaining quotes from Insurers.
• New Business – Ensure closing and capturing of New Business with Insurers/Ops.
• Endorsements – Process Endorsement as required by the client.
• Renewals – Obtains Terms from Insurers and present to the client.
• Renewals – Manage the renewal process and conclude renewals prior to the
  renewal date.
• Cancellations - Process Endorsement as required by the client.
• Claims - Assists and follow up regarding outstanding claims.
• Full and accurate broking submissions to insurers.
• General Service Standards (100% acknowledgment of requests within 24 hours,
  100% delivery on commitments made).
• Adherence to all compulsory training and forums, submission of documents and
  forms required.
• Maintain a minimum of 95% accuracy score from the Quality Assurance audits
  and timeous adherence to the remedial actions required therefrom.

Required Experience:

• A minimum of 5-10 years previous working experience in Short term insurance is
  preferable to gain practical exposure to banking principles and to establish credible
  relationships.
• Must be fully FAIS Compliant
• Regulatory Exam Certificate (RE5)
• Registered FSP Representative (Category 1 and Sub-Category 1.2 and 1.6)
• Fit and Proper as determined by FAIS legislation (Honesty, Integrity and Financial
  Solvency)