Accounts Assistant at Swissport

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure safe custody of company cheque books, legal documents and vehicle log books
• Ensure prompt receipt of all cash, cheque, TT and credit card sales proceeds as collected.
• Ensure prompt banking of all cash and cheque collections on a 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 a 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 Cash Books
• Handle operational/office petty cash and reimbursements.
• Maintain proper filing 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 a weekly aged debt analysis report and circulate to Management.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a Business related course
• Professional Experience: CPA (K).
• Experience: At least 3 years relevant working experience.
• Proficiency in accounting software
• Organising skills