Accountant - Accounts Payable (Africa Data Centres) at Liquid Intelligent Technologies

ROLE PURPOSE

The purpose of the role is to ensure financial alignment with internal and external stakeholders in handling supplier accounts and oversee the bank and cash management, treasury operations and compliance dues, in line with the applicable company policies and procedures.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance. Membership of a Professional Accounting Body (e.g., SAICA, ACCA, CIMA, ICPAK)
2. At least 4 years’ Accounting experience
3. Knowledge of Sage Evolution accounting system; IFRS, Financial Accounting rules and regulations and Withholding Tax and regulators’ requirements

KEY OUTPUTS

1. Accounts Payable
   1. Updating all supplier accounts in the accounting system and ensure timely and accurate payments.
   2. Liaise with procurement and suppliers to ensure all accounts related issues are communicated, and efficiently resolved. Prepare supplier reconciliations for review and approval. Prepare and comment on ageing reports. Ensure all Statutory payments are timeously processed, and the respective returns filled as per the applicable Laws.
2. Cashflow Management
   1. Liaise with financial planning team to ensure sound cashflow management. Prepare payments packs for review and processing by management.
   2. Ensure supplier and ledger accounts are timeously updated with all payments’ information. Prepare bank and cash reconciliations for review by manager, with all reconciling items timeously resolved. Process and account for all petty cash and cheque requests.
3. Fixed Assets Management
   1. Ensure timely recognition and capitalization all fixed assets. Responsible for the review of assets’ useful lives, impairment, and residual values, as required by the applicable IFRS. Ensure that the fixed assets register is accurate. Responsible for periodic fixed assets audits and related reporting.

CLOSING DATE: 30 AUG '21 (If you have not been contacted within 28 days after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful)