ASSISTANT FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT – Sandfire Motheo 1549 views

Summary:

This position is responsible for providing financial, administrative, and clerical support for all of Sandfire’s Botswana entities.

Description:

This position is responsible for providing financial, administrative, and clerical support for all of Sandfire’s Botswana entities. Working in close collaboration with the procurement and warehouse department, the position will be responsible for the timely processing of supplier payments following verification and reconciliation of invoices, and assist in the production of management reports, budgets, forecasts, and audits.

Key Performance Areas

Manage the group email box, by receiving invoices and uploading them into the electronic invoice. approval system ((EIAS).
Data capturing/processing (goods receipting, invoice processing) to facilitate payments to creditors.
Liaise with the Site Warehouse team for all goods receipting issues and follow up on
outstanding Invoices.
Work closely with the procurement team to secure orders for goods and services before invoices are processed for payment.
Paying suppliers by scheduling pay runs and ensuring payments are received within supplier payment terms.
Take ownership of supplier queries, resolve them in a timely manner, and escalate accordingly.
Carry out monthly supplier reconciliations for main suppliers and ensure all outstanding/overdue invoices are paid timely.
Perform monthly general ledger reconciliations to allow for the preparation of accurate and timely management accounts (including Bank reconciliations with oversight by the Financial Accountant).
Perform month-end general ledger journals/adjustments.
Administration and disbursement of petty cash within the Gaborone office and review petty cash reports from the site, if required.
Continuous improvement of supplier payment and other company processes
Maintain fixed asset register and tagging of assets.
Timely reconciliation, review, and processing of credit card transactions if required.
Maintain proper filing of payment batch supporting docs for easy retrieval.
Assist with the audit preparation work to allow for timely completion of both mid-year and end-of-year reviews and completion of annual financial statements and corporation tax returns.
Ad-hoc duties as required by the Management (Finance and other departments) and other duties as per operational requirements.

Technical Competencies

Knowledge of Pronto ERP system.
Highly developed Excel skills.
High level of IT literacy and familiarity with BI tools

Behaviors/Personal Attributes

Excellent liaison and communication skills.
Ability to prioritize efficiently and effectively.
Strong interpersonal skills
Good oral and written communication skills.
Excellent numerical skills

Qualification & Experience

A degree in Accounting, Finance, AAT, or equivalent.
Part qualification in a professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CIMA., CA /CPA will be viewed favourably.
At least five years of mining industry experience as an accountant