Junior Accountant

Description

• The Junior Accountant will assist the Treasury Superintendent in Financial Accounting, reconciliations, payment processing and documentation management

Duties

• Financial Accounting:
• Account for all petty cash, credit cards, field staff advances, bank and associated transactions
• Verify the validity and accuracy of data received from other parties by comparing the amount and description to the approved supporting documentation
• Ensure correct treatment of VAT and coding
• Capture all transactions on Sage with a General Journal and post ad-hoc journals as needed (accruals, Intercompany invoicing, etc.)
• Reconciliations and Payment Processing:
• Ensure that all bank accounts are reconciled monthly, within 3 days after month end
• Reconcile all transactions / expenses captured on Sage
• Follow up on any differences that may exist between the balance as per Sage and the balance as per signed / approved supporting documents
• Prepare reconciliations of all credit cards, fuel cards, field staff advances, other receivables, other payables and deposits
• Review payment reconciliations
• Capture all payments on Sage to the relevant supplier account [on the specific payment date]
• Ensure proper matching of payments to invoices
• File all payments timeously
• Journals, Journal Files and Documentation Management:
• Ensure that journal files are complete and filed in sequence
• Ensure the file has the latest reviewed journal with supporting documentation attached
• Post ad-hoc journals as needed
• Archive all documentation older than 3 months
• Store all archived documents older than two years
• Health, Safety and Environment:
• Ensure compliance with all B2Gold Safety, Health and Environmental policies and procedures
• Comply with the Namibian Mining Act (Labour Act, Ordinance, Minerals Act, and Explosives Act) and Regulation clauses applicable to the work area
• Actively participate in safety and/or toolbox meetings and conduct a monthly safety inspection of the work area based on the schedule set by Management

Requisites

• Minimum Grade 12
• Minimum National Diploma in Finance / Accounting
• Minimum 3 year’s working experience within an accounting environment
• Valid Code B driver’s licence
• Women and persons from marginalised communities are encouraged to apply

Notes

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted
• B2Gold offers a competitive compensation package, including salary to commensurate with experience, knowledge and skills, plus a comprehensive group benefits package for employee and their dependents
• B2Gold requires employees to be fully vaccinated (and maintain fully vaccinated status), subject to applicable human-rights related exemptions and availability in candidate's home country