Salary package / Level 5 R152 862 – R180 063 plus benefits (DPSA salary scales)
Reporting structure / FinancialManager
Closing date / 26 May 2017
Summary of main functions and purpose of job
The purpose of a Cashbook Clerk role is to compile data, verify and reconcile receipts as well as payments. The role requires extensive numerical skills and a high level of attention to detail.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensure that the bank statements are downloaded off banking system timeously, and that the debtors’ clerks are informed of their availability
- Ensure that the banking transactions are processed timeously
- Ensure that the bank statements are uploaded on SAP timeously and accurately to ensure that the cash allocations or transfers to the clearing accounts are done timeously
- Ensure new beneficiaries are loaded onto banking Platform and are verified.
- Provide the creditors with the bank line numbers on a weekly basis so that the vendor details on SAP are updated accordingly
- Provide feedback to the creditors whose bank details need to be updated on SAP timeously
- Arrange with the bank signatories timeously for the release of payments
- Review the petty cash request forms to ensure that they have been duly authorised by management
- Ensure that the bank subledger accounts for EFTs and Cheques are cleared weekly
- Review the payment proposals file downloaded to ensure that the sum of the batch agrees to the SAP payment proposal extract
- Review the batches to confirm that the bank details match the SAP bank details
- Review the bank statements for any payments that may be unpaid – provide feedback to the creditors for resubmission of these payments
- Ensure that the bank balance per SAP at month end agrees to the bank statements
- Follow up on outstanding reconciling items
- Produce accurate bank reconciliation statements reflecting the outstanding items that need to be cleared off the bank accounts.
Qualifications and Experience
- Diploma in bookkeeping or an equivalent qualification
- Experience as a cashbook clerk is advantageous
- Hospital environment experience will be an added advantage.
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Competencies Required
- Knowledge of creditors reconciliations
- Knowledge of basic accounting principles
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Applications (Word, Excel) is essential
- Knowledge of the SAP application would be advantageous
- Good Communication skills
- Good planning and organisation skills.
- Strong analytical ability
- Advanced computer literacy skills
- Problem solving skills
- Teamwork and cooperation
- Relationship management skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Self-motivated
APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested candidates who meet the above criteria are requested to e-mail a detailed CV to Lorraine at .
NB- Please state the reference number relevant to the position applied for. Applications without reference number will NOT be considered.
Please note that should you not hear from us within 4 weeks of your application, it would mean that your application has been unsuccessful.