Gijima Invites Unemployed Graduates to Apply for the Accounts Payable Finance Internships 2024/2025

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Closing Date: 10 August 2024
Job Type: Internship
Location:  Midrand, South Africa

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Internship Description

Gijima is recruiting 1 x Finance Intern for their accounts payable department at their head office in Midrand.

The criteria are as follows:

• Candidates must have completed a BCom/Diploma qualification in Accounting.
• Candidates must be computer literate and must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, e-mail, internet
• Clear credit (ITC) and no criminal record.
• Candidates must currently be unemployed.
• Candidates must not be participating in another learnership or internship program.
• Candidates must live in Gauteng (preferably in the Midrand area) – relocation is NOT an option.
• Candidates must be under the age of 35 as of 1 July 2024.
• Candidates must be a South African Citizen.

Competencies/Skills Required:

• Excellent organisational and own time management skills.
• Knowledge of accounting principles relating to procurement and accounts payable is required.
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality and professionalism. Service quality is a key performance area.
• Possess good interpersonal skills and telephone etiquette.
• Effective people skills.
• Functional credibility – quick and accurate worker.
• Attention to detail.
• Able to manage strict control over compliance with controls.
• Good operational knowledge of an integrated financial system
• MS Office is literate.
• Ability to contribute effectively to the Accounts Payable team.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• A sound understanding of the operational activities of the relevant Group Services business units and processes.
• Punctuality with delivery, and quality assurance of all output assigned or requested.

Responsibilities:

• Capturing Travel advances and claims and send to the Creditor’s controller for payment
• Assist in managing the Creditors’ mailbox and distribute email/s to the Creditors’ controller responsible
• Follow up on outstanding invoices and statements from the Vendor.
• Ensuring that all vendor telephonic enquiries are followed up on, resolved, and communicated.
• Perform weekly and monthly clearing and reconciliation of GR/IR account balances and investigate differences.
• Assist to clear/ process IR invoices (invoices linked to PO / GRV)
• Manage & assist with vendor trade reference documentation requests
• Upload of vendor master supporting documents onto SAP
• Process monthly intercompany invoices
• Assist with the yearly audit for Accounts Payable
• Reports to the Accounts Payable Manager.
• Ad hoc duties.

Personal Attributes:

• Presentable
• Business insight
• Capable of exercising judgement
• Work according to time scales
• Ability to work under pressure
• Team player and able to influence others
• Good interpersonal relationships

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