Accounting Graduate Trainees

Accounting Graduate Trainees

Key Responsibilities

• Capture financial transactions in the accounting system, ensuring that entries are accurate and supported by the required documentation.

• Assist with processing supplier invoices, preparing payment schedules, and allocating customer receipts.

• Prepare bank, debtor, and creditor reconciliations, and follow up on outstanding items.

• Support debt collection by preparing customer statements and following up on overdue balances as directed.

• Assist with preparing cash flow schedules and maintaining records of expected receipts and payments.

• Support month-end procedures, including preparing schedules and reconciliations for management accounts and monthly finance reports.

• Maintain the fixed asset register and assist with asset verification and related accounting entries.

• Compile supporting schedules and documentation for annual financial statements, tax submissions, and other regulatory requirements.

• Retrieve records and prepare supporting information to assist in resolving internal and external audit queries.

• Maintain organised financial records and adhere to established approval procedures and internal controls.

• Report discrepancies, missing documentation, and control exceptions promptly to the Accountant.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Knowledge of financial operations in a manufacturing environment.

• Strong financial and analytical skills.

• Sound knowledge of accounting packages such as AccountMate and Sage.

Educational Qualifications and Personal Attributes

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.

• Degree class 2.1 or better.

• Not older than 25 years.

• Self-motivated, with the ability to work under pressure.

• Potential leadership and people skills, including high emotional intelligence.

• Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.