Our client in the Employee Benefits and Funding industry is looking for a Fund Accountant to join their team! 

Requirements:

• BCom Accounting/ BAcc degree 
• Completed SAICA articles 
• Employee benefits / funding exposure during articles would be beneficial
• Computer literate 
• Self-starter 
• Deadline driven 

Duties and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to the below:

1. Processing and balancing of cashbooks 

• Allocating payments to the correct accounts on Everest
• Journalising expenses

2. Bank account reconciliations

• Importing of bank statements and linking items to the cashbook
• Report to Data on all unlinked and outstanding items

3. Banking 

• Authorising all amounts for payment
• Processing of payments 

4. Benefits payable 

• Report to Benefits of all payments that need to be paid

5. Pay away investments

• Drawing the daily Global Parents payable Report and communicating it to the data team
• Pay all investments and reconciling it to Everest before it gets paid
• Report on a daily base to data team of all outstanding (to be reviewed)
• Updating unit prices

6. Home loan defaulters

• Issue quotes for defaulters on request from administrators
• Update and report on home loan defaulters 

7. Audits

• Ensure that all queries from auditors are attended to
• Preparation of audit files completed 2 months after year end
• Drawing up working papers and obtaining the relevant information for audit purposes.
• Drafting of annual financial statements
• Submitting of signed financials before FSB deadline

8. Liaison work with in-house and third parties

• Liaise with Benefits and Data team members regarding queries
• Liaised with Front Office regarding queries
• Attend finance meetings as and when invited
• Liaise with other 3rd party vendors

9. Fund annual budget

• Complete annual budget for review by the Finance Committee and Board members