Senior Accountant General Ledger

at  Stellenbosch University

Duties/Pligte

• General ledger management: Accurately maintaining and reconciling the general ledger, ensuring that all financial transactions related to student finances are recorded and reported correctly.
• Journal entry processing: Processing and reviewing journal entries to ensure they are recorded accurately and in a timely manner. Correcting any discrepancies through appropriate journal adjustments.
• Financial reporting: Preparing and analysing financial reports, including monthly, quarterly, and annual statements, to provide insights into the financial status of student accounts.
• Audit support: Assisting in the preparation and coordination of audits, ensuring compliance with internal controls and external regulations.
• Reconciliations: Performing regular reconciliations of accounts, including subsystem reconciliations, to ensure data integrity and resolve discrepancies.
• Process improvement: Identifying opportunities to streamline and improve financial processes within the subdivision Student Finances and Debtors.

• Collaboration: Work closely with other departments within the University to ensure accurate financial reporting and resolve any issues related to student accounts.

Algemene grootboekbestuur: Noukeurige instandhouding van die algemene grootboek en hanteer die rekonsiliëring om te verseker dat alle finansiële transaksies wat met studente-finansies verband hou, aangeteken en korrek gerapporteer word.

• Joernaalinskrywingverwerking: Verwerk en hersien joernaalinskrywings om te verseker dat dit akkuraat en betyds aangeteken word. Korrigeer enige teenstrydighede deur gepaste joernaalaanpassings.
• Finansiële verslagdoening: Voorbereiding en ontleding van finansiële verslae, met inbegrip van maandelikse, kwartaallikse en jaarstate, om insig in die finansiële status van studenterekeninge te bied.
• Ouditondersteuning: Hulpverlening met die voorbereiding en koördinering van oudits om voldoening aan interne beheermaatreëls en eksterne regulasies te verseker.
• Rekonsiliasies: Gereelde rekonsiliasies van rekeninge, insluitend substelselrekonsiliasies, om data-integriteit te verseker en teenstrydighede op te los.
• Prosesverbetering: Identifiseer geleenthede om finansiële prosesse in die onderafdeling Studentefinansies en Debiteure stroomlyn te maaken te verbeter.
• Samewerking: Noue samewerking met ander departemente binne die Universiteit om akkurate finansiële verslagdoening te verseker en enige kwessies wat met studenterekeninge verband hou, op te los.

Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes

• At least a BComHons (Financial Accounting) degree or similar qualification.
• Completed articles with an audit firm.
• At least five years¿ accounting experience, with references.
• Strong accounting and financial background.
• Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Minstens ’n HonsBCom-graad (Finansiële Rekeningkunde) of soortgelyke kwalifikasie.
• Voltooide leerkontrak by ’n ouditfirma.
• Minstens vyf jaar se rekeningkundige ervaring, met verwysings.
• Sterk rekeningkundige en finansiële agtergrond.
• Gevorderde rekenaarvaardighede in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel en Outlook.
• Uitstekende mondelinge en skriftelike kommunikasievaardighede.

Recommendation/Aanbeveling

• Experience in a similar environment.
• Ervaring in ’n soortgelyke omgewing.

• General ledger management: Accurately maintaining and reconciling the general ledger, ensuring that all financial transactions related to student finances are recorded and reported correctly.
• Journal entry processing: Processing and reviewing journal entries to ensure they are recorded accurately and in a timely manner. Correcting any discrepancies through appropriate journal adjustments.
• Financial reporting: Preparing and analysing financial reports, including monthly, quarterly, and annual statements, to provide insights into the financial status of student accounts.
• Audit support: Assisting in the preparation and coordination of audits, ensuring compliance with internal controls and external regulations.
• Reconciliations: Performing regular reconciliations of accounts, including subsystem reconciliations, to ensure data integrity and resolve discrepancies.
• Process improvement: Identifying opportunities to streamline and improve financial processes within the subdivision Student Finances and Debtors.
• Collaboration: Work closely with other departments within the University to ensure accurate financial reporting and resolve any issues related to student accounts