Purpose:

A dynamic logistics and transportation company committed to delivering reliable freight, courier, and supply chain solutions is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Junior Accountant to support finance operations and ensure accurate financial record-keeping across the business. The Junior Accountant will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day accounting functions of the business, including debtors and creditors management, invoicing, reconciliations, financial reporting, cash management, and compliance-related activities. The role requires strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and experience working in a logistics environment and accounting systems

Key Job Outputs:

Debtors Management

• Verify waybills and supporting documentation within the Parcel Perfect system
• Generate and process customer invoices accurately and timeously
• Capture credit notes, discounts, and billing adjustments
• Process receipts from bank statements, branch cash collections, and card payments
• Manage debtor aging reports and perform customer account reconciliations
• Follow up on outstanding customer accounts and collections
• Resolve customer account and billing queries
• Update customer billing rates and tariffs on internal systems
• Create and maintain customer accounts
• Prepare debtor reconciliations and related reports

Creditors Management

• Capture supplier invoices accurately
• Prepare creditor reconciliations for payment processing
• Maintain creditor aging schedules
• Reconcile supplier statements and resolve discrepancies
• Process and maintain petty cash transactions and supporting documentation

General Accounting

• Maintain cash books and ensure accurate cash recording
• Prepare and post journal entries
• Capture and reconcile financial information from Parcel Perfect
• Maintain accurate accounting records using QuickBooks, Sage One, or related accounting software
• Ensure all accounting transactions are supported by appropriate documentation

Reporting

• Prepare daily sales and cash flow reports
• Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts and supporting schedules
• Prepare bi-monthly VAT reports and related reconciliations
• Assist with annual budgeting and forecasting processes
• Analyse actual performance against budgets and forecasts
• Generate ad hoc financial reports as required by management

Compliance and Audit Support

• Maintain organised financial filing systems
• Prepare documentation for internal and external audits
• Respond to audit queries and provide supporting information
• Reconcile and verify customs duties and cross-border payment transactions
• Ensure compliance with company policies, accounting standards, and statutory requirements

Core Competencies:

• Debtors and billing
• Invoicing
• Credit notes and discounts
• Receipting
• Debtor ageing and reconciliations
• Query resolution
• System billing rates
• Customer additions
• Debtors calling
• Creditors invoices and reconciliations
• Cash books
• Journal entries
• Petty cash
• Data capturing
• Daily sales and cash flow reporting
• Monthly management accounts
• VAT reports
• Annual budgets and forecasts
• Financial audit files
• Audit queries
• Customs and cross-border payment reconciliations
• QuickBooks / Sage One Accounting
• Parcel Perfect

Qualifications:

• Diploma or Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• Relevant accounting certification will be advantageous
• A qualification in Accounting, preferably a BCom degree
• SAIPA articles would be an added advantage

Experience:

• 1–3 years of accounting or bookkeeping experience
• Experience in the logistics, transport, courier, or supply chain industry will be advantageous
• Experience with debtors and creditors administration

Key Performance Indicators:

• Accuracy of invoicing and transaction processing
• Timely collection of outstanding debtors
• Accuracy and timeliness of reconciliations
• On-time submission of financial reports
• Compliance with audit and statutory requirements
• Reduction in debtor aging and unresolved customer queries

Salary: Market related

Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful.

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