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Title: Assistant Accountant

Closing Date: 01/04/2021

Assistant Accountant

Location:

Jwaneng, BW

Description: Debswana Diamond Company would like to invite suitably qualified innovative, results oriented and self-driven individuals to apply for the position listed and described below and join a professional team driven by service excellence, where the demands of the business are met by encouraging team work and addressing the needs of the individual.

WE ARE STILL MAKING CVs FOR P120. COVER LETTERS FOR P60
Pay with FNB EWallet to 76981238 or Orange Money on number 76981238
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Purpose of the Role

To provide and coordinate an effective accounting service to ensure adherence all organisational policies and procedures

Key Job Responsibilities

Analyses the sectional area’s financial needs to develop a budget and ensures sufficient financial resources to meet business needs.
Advise provisions for bad debt
Assist customers with ART subsidy clarification and refunds
Compiles health services Vat returns in compliance to the VAT Act
Coordinate budget submissions
Debtors Ledger management i.e. follow ups on medical aid schemes, rejected invoices & unsigned invoices
Ensure all head office returns are processed on time i.e. monthly VAT returns, ART trust fund & Injury on duty reports
Ensure cash module balances to physical cash at hand and General Ledger
Ensure sub-cash offices are reimbursed timeously and regularly
Ensure timeous reports for cost management within Production
Ensure users release Service Entries, Purchase requisitions & authorise invoices
Ensuring Working Costs journal entries and reallocations
Ensuring accurate & timely AR master data management in liaison with DSS
Ensuring invoice processing in liaison with DSS successfully resolved/handled
Ensuring invoice processing in liaison with DSS successfully resolving/handling
Extract and interpret reports as and when required
Extracts cost reports, analyse trends & make recommendations
Finalises and accumulates financial information to make adjustments, close and balance off General Ledger accounts and period end (Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement) according to organisational procedure
Maintains and/or assists with maintaining cash management master data
Implements financial policies, procedures and processes and ensures compliance to statutory legislation and regulations
Maintains and/or assists with maintaining cost center master data
Manage stale cheques
Managing internal orders (initiation/set-up, processing/ settlement, & close)
Perform cost reviews and record minutes and actions items for follow up
Perform month-end processes, clear AR accounts, carry AR balances forward, generate year end reports & make year-end adjustments
Performing reconciliations, reporting results & resolving issues arising
Prepare for depreciation runs and exclusions postings
Process AP down payments requests, retention releases
Process accruals and adjustments to ensure accurate General Ledger data
Process accruals journals
Process journal to record revenue, VAT, debtors & stock
Reconcile and analyse the debtors accounts
Run month end process and reports
Stores issues to contractors mark-up, taxes (VAT)
Successfully resolving/handling reconciling items
Supervising Cash Book entries and intracompany code transfers
investigates and processes all payments not processed by the AP team, including invoices without orders
Verify and post invoices and credit notes

Other Job Responsibilities

Adheres to all safety, health and environmental policies and procedures in area of responsibility

Education

Bachelors Degree in Accounting
Added Advantage: Post Graduate Qualification in ACCA / CA / CIMA / BICA or equivalent

Experience

3 years experience in an accounting environment preferably in a mining environment

Legal Certification/Professional Registration

Registration with the Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA)

Technical Competencies

General Ledger
Accounts Receivable
Accounts Payable
Asset Accounting
Cash Management

Behavioral Competencies

(SU_S)_Teamwork & Collaboration (2)
(SU_S)_Business Acumen (2)
(SU_S)_Change Leadership (1)
(SU_S)_Concern for Safety, Health and the Environment (4)
(SU_S)_Developing Others (3)
(SU_S)_Impact & Influence (2)
(SU_S)_Innovation (2)
(SU_S)_Managing Performance and Holding People Accountable (4)
(SU_S)_Planning, Coordination and Execution (3)
(SU_S)_Service Orientation (3)

Debswana is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Fixed Term Contract: 9 months

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