Fund Accountant | For Client In Employee Benefits Sector

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 beneficialComputer 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 EverestJournalising expenses2. Bank account reconciliationsImporting of bank statements and linking items to the cashbookReport to Data on all unlinked and outstanding items3. Banking Authorising all amounts for paymentProcessing of payments 4. Benefits payable Report to Benefits of all payments that need to be paid5. Pay away investmentsDrawing the daily Global Parents payable Report and communicating it to the data teamPay all investments and reconciling it to Everest before it gets paidReport on a daily base to data team of all outstanding (to be reviewed)Updating unit prices6. Home loan defaultersIssue quotes for defaulters on request from administratorsUpdate and report on home loan defaulters 7. AuditsEnsure that all queries from auditors are attended toPreparation of audit files completed 2 months after year endDrawing up working papers and obtaining the relevant information for audit purposes.Drafting of annual financial statementsSubmitting of signed financials before FSB deadline8. Liaison work with in-house and third partiesLiaise with Benefits and Data team members regarding queriesLiaised with Front Office regarding queriesAttend finance meetings as and when invitedLiaise with other 3rd party vendors9. Fund annual budgetComplete annual budget for review by the Finance Committee and Board members