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Fixed Asset Assistant Accountant
| Job Details | |
| Closing Date | 2024/09/25 |
| Reference Number | SHO240918-4 |
| Job Title | Fixed Asset Assistant Accountant |
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location – Country | South Africa |
| Location – Province | Western Cape |
| Location – Town or City | Brackenfell, Cape Town |
Purpose of the Job
The purpose of the Fixed Asset Assistant Accountant role is to execute financial administrative functions within the Finance function. The role supports process efficiency and improvement through the effective reconciliation of accounts, creation and submission of invoices, preparation of financial data, statements and reports and maintenance of financial documentation and records. The role requires a meticulous individual with well-developed organisational skills and the ability to provide?excellent financial administrative support.
Job Advert Details
Job Category Finance
Job Objectives
Perform?reconciliations between various systems, ensuring all recons are done daily / weekly and investigate and resolve any issues identified.
Assist with investigations into anomalies on asset accounts.
Verify discrepancies on reconciliations and resolve reconciling items.
Accurately coordinate and submit invoices and ensure required authorisations are obtained.
Assist with vendor master data maintenance and / or facilitating new vendor additions liaising with Expense Creditors.
Raise purchase orders in SAP with associated goods receipts as and where applicable.
Communicate with suppliers re invoice and / or payment queries and timeously resolve all related queries (liaising with the Expense Creditors department).
Consolidate and prepare finance and account reconciliation data and reports within specified standards and distribute to relevant stakeholders.
Work with the Finance team to streamline reporting efficiencies and improvements.
Support auditing processes through the preparation of standard reports and data.
Update and maintain all related financial data, records and files as per company policies ensuring accuracy and integrity of information is maintained.
Perform ad hoc duties as given by the fixed asset accountant.
Qualifications
Degree or National Diploma in Finance, Accounting or a related field – (essential).
Experience
+2 years’ experience in a similar capacity or role, processing and executing financial administrative, reconciliation and reporting activities in a corporate or retail environment – (essential).
Well-developed knowledge and understanding of financial and accounting concepts and principles – (essential).
Knowledge and Skills
Proficiency in MS Office 365 with intermediate Excel skills to prepare detailed spreadsheets using formulas – (essential).
Salaries Recon Supervisor
| Closing Date | 2024/09/24 |
| Reference Number | SHO240917-3 |
| Job Title | Salaries Recon Supervisor |
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location – Country | South Africa |
| Location – Province | Western Cape |
| Location – Town or City | Brackenfell, Cape Town |
Purpose of the Job
As a Finance Payroll Accounts Supervisor for the Medical Aid Team, you are responsible for all RSA Medical Aid products, accounting, payments, and reconciliations. This role is essential in the Medical Aid process, which includes payroll, the Medical Aid Principal Officer, and third-party product providers to ensure employees receive the necessary medical cover.
You will participate in various aspects of the end-to-end payroll accounts cycle, including but not limited to reconciling payroll-related general ledger accounts, processing payroll payments to relevant third parties, and identifying, resolving, and escalating discrepancies accordingly. The team relies on you for the accuracy and completeness of the medical aid payroll-related accounts. The daily duties are mostly administrative and high in volume.
This role involves both supervisory and individual functions. Given the importance of quick turnaround times for Medical Aid and the reporting done at the personnel level, it is essential for the supervisor to be actively involved in day-to-day operations and reconciliation matters. The supervisor provides necessary insights for the Officers on more complex cases and ensures that the turnaround time meets expectations.
The position oversees four Finance Payroll Accounts Officers and reports to the Finance Payroll Accounts Manager.
Job Advert Details
Job Category Finance
Job Objectives
Month-end payment and reconciliation responsibilities
Perform various aspects of the end-to-end payroll accounts cycle, including but not limited to reconciling medical aid payroll-related general ledger accounts, processing payments to relevant medical aid third parties, and identifying, resolving, and escalating discrepancies accordingly.
Ensure that the correct medical aid-related payroll deductions on SAP Human Resources correspond to the general ledger payroll accounts on SAP Finance.
Payments must be accompanied by the relevant schedules corresponding to the payments to the medical aid administrators on the same day the payments are made, which should be no later than the 1st of the following month.
Receive the medical aid-related administration reconciliations back from the administrator by the 10th of the following month to be fully reconciled before the payroll closes for that same month.
Identify, follow up on, resolve, and communicate discrepancies to payroll for corrective action before payroll closes for the month.
Communicate resolved and unresolved discrepancies to the medical aid administrators monthly to ensure the Shoprite Checkers and administrator databases are in sync.
Provide monthly reporting of these payments and the status of the reconciliations to the Benefits Team and third-party product providers.
Perform medical aid payroll-related general ledger account reconciliations as soon as payments have been made, balance to the account analysis per account, identify reconciliation items per staff number, and comment. Medical aid payroll-related general ledger reconciliations should be ready for review by the Finance Payroll Accounts Manager by the due date.
Perform non-Medical Aid accounting/finance tasks such as posting provisions and SARS IT88 payments.
Perform ad-hoc accounting/finance tasks as requested by the Finance Payroll Accounts Manager.
Administrative responsibilities
The Medical Aid Team’s daily duties are mostly administrative and high in volume.
Ensure that all daily, weekly, and monthly duties and deadlines are met consistently and promptly.
Complete and resolve requests and queries from the People Team Benefit Specialist.
Administer new member applications, add/remove dependents, process withdrawals/cancellations, and make changes to medical aid-related plans and child eligibility for medical aid-related products (e.g., Discovery Retail Medical Aid, Vitality, Flexicare, Dental cover, Gap cover) on SAP.
Action all requests from the Finance Payroll Accounts Manager relating to medical aid payroll-related accounts.
Respond to internal and external queries by phone and email correctly, promptly, and professionally.
File and/or archive documentation for audit purposes.
Perform other ad-hoc administrative tasks as required.
Qualifications
BCom degree or equivalent (essential).
Experience
5+ years of relevant experience in Medical Aid administration, accounts, or similar role (essential).
Exposure to and an understanding of corporate and retail-orientated environments (preferred).
Exposure to SAP (preferred).
Knowledge and Skills
Working knowledge of the below areas (essential):
Procedures and risks related to payment processes
Basic knowledge of general ledger accounts reconciliation
Accounting, debtors & creditors knowledge
Internet banking.
Trainee Accountant – SAICA Training Contract
| Job Details | |
| Closing Date | 2025/11/30 |
| Reference Number | SHO240902-10 |
| Job Title | Trainee Accountant – SAICA Training Contract |
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location – Country | South Africa |
| Location – Province | Western Cape |
| Location – Town or City | Brackenfell, Cape Town |
Purpose of the Job
Apply for an exciting opportunity to complete your South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) training contract with us via the Shoprite Trainee Accountant Programme. Through this programme, we aim to attract the leaders of tomorrow by giving them the opportunity to grow personally and professionally and become part of our team upon completing their studies.
Throughout their journey at the Shoprite Group, our trainees receive valuable exposure across the business through on-the-job training that is specific to each trainee’s individual development needs. The programme provides dedicated mentorship and all the academic support you need in preparation for the SAICA Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) exam and to develop as a well-rounded successful CA.
Job Advert Details
Job Category Finance
Qualifications
Essential
Final year student who is enrolled towards the completion of a Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting (PGDA)/Certificate in Theory of Accounting (CTA) or Honours in Accounting at a relevant SAICA accredited university.
Individuals who have graduated with an Honours in Accounting,PGDA or CTA, and are eligible to write or have passed the SAICA ITC board exam.
All the best with your applications.
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