Absolute Pets is growing Pet Care Retailer and is looking for an individual to join their finance team. The successful candidate will need to ensure the accurate recording, reporting and analysis of Absolute Pets financial transactions enabling informed decision making and ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulations.
Key Responsibilities
Payments
- · Ensure timely payments in line with agreed supplier payment terms
- · Process bi-weekly payment runs
- · Manage and process credit card top-ups
- · Assist with monitoring and managing company cashflow
Cashbook
- Weekly capturing of cashbooks
- Weekly allocations and processing of transactions
- Reconciliation of online sales to bank receipts
Refunds
- Process store and online customer refunds accurately and within required timeframes
- Liaise with stores where necessary to resolve refund queries
Reporting
- Weekly reporting on damages and expiries
- Weekly reporting on price changes
Monthly Processing
- Prepare and process month-end accruals
- Process fleet related expenses and reconciliations
- Process and reconcile eBucks transactions
- Process and reconcile FNB loan related transactions
Projects and Ad-hoc Support
- Assist with finance projects including the Beneficiaries Project
- Provide support to Finance Managers where required
- Assist with audit preparation and requests
- Provide general administrative and operational support to the finance department
Qualifications, personal traits and experience
- 2-4 years experience in a financial accounting role
- Diploma or Degree in Financial Accounting or equivalent
- Strong accounting knowledge
- Proficient in Microsoft Suite, with focus on Excel
- Effective communication skills
- Strong organisational skills
- Has ability to adapt to changing requirements
- Deadline Driven
Skills Required
- 2-4 years experience in a financial accounting role
- Diploma or Degree in Financial Accounting or equivalent
- Strong accounting knowledge
- Proficient in Microsoft Suite, with focus on Excel
- Effective communication skills
- Strong organisational skills
- Ability to adapt to changing requirements
- Deadline driven
What We Do
Absolute Pets is a boutique pet care retail chain that offers customers the very best products, services and advice for their pets' optimal well being. We sell a range of premium and super-premium brands, including leading nutrition, a range of toys and accessories, gourmet treats, grooming items, pet clothing and pet ethicals or treatments. Absolute Pets is a growing retail business operating in Gauteng and the Western Cape with the aim of becoming the top pet care retailer in South Africa.
