Accounts Assistant at Swissport

Job Description

The successful applicant will be detail oriented, have high energy, results oriented with a “can do” attitude” and possesses excellent communication skills.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure safe custody of company cheque books, legal documents and vehicle logbooks.
• Ensure prompt receipting of all cash, cheque and credit card sales proceeds as collected.
• Ensure prompt banking of all cash and cheque collections on daily basis.
• Monitor and control receipts for counter sales activities and ensure posting to the cash book.
• Monitor all counter sales activities ensuring that proceeds thereof are banked promptly and complete.
• Receive and check Counter Sales Reports and prepare timely payment to respective beneficiaries.
• Prepare payment vouchers and write cheques as required.
• Update cash books on daily basis ensuring positive bank balance is maintained at all times.
• Process payment vouchers and receipts in SAP and ensure accuracy of cash transactions data in the system.
• Prepare monthly reconciliation of GL cash accounts to Cashbooks.
• Handle operational/office petty cash and reimbursements.
• Maintain proper filling system for receipts, cheque payments and bank statements and correspondence.
• Follow up and ensure all outstanding debtor balances are received within agreed credit terms.
• Receipt debtor payments and allocate in the system.
• Prepare weekly aged debt analysis report and discuss with the CFO.
• Prepare and despatch monthly customer statements and reconcile debtor accounts.
• Maintain customer files, update billing matrix and advise management when contracts are due for renewal.
• Any other duty that might be assigned to you by management from time to time.

Qualifications Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Professional Qualification:

• At least CPA (2).

Experience:

• At least 1 year relevant working experience. Proficiency in accounting software.