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| POSITION DESCRIPTION | BANKING & FINANCE INDUSTRIES OCTOBER 2008 |
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Accounts Officer |
| Position Code: | 3400 | | Career Level: | 2 |
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Responsible for
Performing basic and routine parts of the Accounts Payable and/or Accounts Receivable functions and general Accounting duties. |
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Reports To
Financial Accountant, Office Manager. |
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Supervises
No supervisory responsibilities. |
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Main Activities
Processing basic and routine functions related to Accounts Payable and/or Accounts Receivable and general Accounting duties, including invoicing, preparation and processing of cheques, payment advices, performing bank reconciliation's, compiling debtor statements and statutory returns, performing petty cash reconciliation's and preparing related documentation and correspondence.
Making journal or data entries and extracting statistical data and reports from records for analysis.
Assisting with month end accounting procedures and with the production of weekly, fortnightly, monthly and quarterly reports as required.
Maintaining records of documents processed for ready access and producing various reports according to operating procedures.
Preparing debtor lists, contacting clients in order to procure outstanding payments and escalating long standing/delinquent debtors to more Senior staff.
Obtaining authorisation for payment from appropriate personnel, allocating expenditure to the correct budget account and arranging for the drawing of cheques and other forms of payment.
Assisting in calculating the costs of proposed expenditure, wages and standard costs.
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Key Skills
Growing knowledge of organisation's Accounting procedures related to work performed.
Understanding of spreadsheets, data analysis and reconciliation procedures.
Strong administrative and procedural skills.
Excellent attention to detail.
Initiative and integrity.
Team player.
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Internal Contacts
HR, Finance. |
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External Contacts
Clients, Debt Collection Agencies. |
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Typical Experience
12+ months related experience coupled with formal qualifications in Accounting (or may be undertaking towards completion of). |
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Other Comments
Alternative Title: Accounts Clerk, Accounts Payable Officer, Accounts Receivable Officer. If the primary focus of this role is Accounts Receivable, employees may be involved in Credit Control activities. |
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