Accountant

•    Perform month-end transactional activities e.g., review of adjustments, month-end closing procedures and recon preparation etc.
•    Reconcile balance sheet accounts and follow up on long outstanding items.
•    Maintain intercompany loan accounts.
•    Maintain the hedging process in line with AECI Treasury policy & ensure that all imports and exports are hedged accordingly on a weekly basis.
•    Manage monthly management accounts for a portfolio of internal and external customers.
•    Correspond and interact with clients to obtain information required to complete tasks and to make them aware of filing deadlines and other obligations.
•    Maintain operators in the various banking profiles and ensure compliance with AECI Banking policy.
•    Capture loading of EFT payments; release of EFT payments, process of non-vendor related payments in SAP and conducting cash book processing and bank reconciliation preparation.
•    Engage with stakeholders at an operational level to address any service delivery issues.
•    Comply with all legislation relating to IFRS.
•    Identify internal control weaknesses and assist in developing and implementing improvement opportunities.  •    Review audit instructions and compile/prepare supporting documentation for the audit process.
•    Resolve audit queries and discuss with internal / external auditor where required.
•    Comply with Safety, Health, and Environment standards.