Assistant Accountant

 

Team player

Prior exp in local gov highly regarded

South East Location

Duties:

• Maintain and co-ordinate an investment and cash flow analysis, which complies with Council's investment program.
• Administer and monitor maturity of term deposits and make recommendations based on analysis of cash flow and best available rate.
• Liaise with Banking Institutions to arrange new term deposits, maturity or redemption of term deposits.
• Maintain up-to-date Investment Register and provide reports to senior officers.
• Initiate and key GL journals and check for errors.
• Completion, in a timely manner, the monthly and year-end reconciliations of all bank accounts including the General Account, investment accounts, loan accounts and various other asset and liability accounts.
• Reconcile and maintain trust accounts and the unclaimed monies register.
• Maintain a register of government grants.
• Assist Financial Accountant with Council's Annual Financial Statements.
• Provide periodic reports on bank account status to Financial Accountant.
• Ensure that importing and interfaces from AP, AR, Purchasing and Electronic Funds Transfers are updated daily.
• Maintenance of Residential Care facilities accounts balances and reconciliations.
• Assist the Financial Accountant with the monthly investment account status reports to Finance Manager.
• Provide support to Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable areas as requested by the Financial Accountant.
• Provide assistance where necessary to the Management Accountant and Systems Accountant.

Skills Required

• Strong knowledge of financial accounting processes and practices, and treasury functions.
• Proficiency in the use of Oracle Financials, programs associated with the Microsoft Windows suite and efficient keyboard skills.
• Good knowledge of GST treatment of transactions and implications associated with these treatments.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• People skills, which ensures that objectives are achieved with a high level of ownership and commitment.

Qualifications and Experience

• Tertiary qualification in Accounting or associated discipline.

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