Junior Accountant

Company Description

Yoyo is on a mission to empower companies to delight their customers by creating delight in every connection. We power some of the SA’s leading brands with seamlessly integrated loyalty and rewards software solutions. 

We’re not just a team; we’re a powerhouse of passionate and world-class talent, minds, and creativity. Our values are like our North Star, guiding us toward greatness every step of the way.

We’re all about crafting a workplace where you can spread your wings and soar. Think cutting-edge ideas meeting top-notch tech, creating products that make a significant impact in the world of loyalty and rewards. It’s not just about boosting business; it’s about driving growth and fuelling expansion until we are creating delight in every connection. 🚀

Job Description

We are seeking a Junior Accountant to join our team and assist with the administration of our corporate gift card issuing solution, as well as work closely with our Accounts Receivable Lead to assist with invoicing and collections and other adhoc requests from the Finance Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a high-impact project and gain exposure to key financial processes.

Your role and responsibilities will include:

Support and manage the onboarding process of our gift card solution, ensuring smooth setup and integration.

• Successful completion of onboarding process within agreed timelines.

• Ensure accuracy of data entry for the gift card system.

• Minimising errors or issues related to the manual gift card process.

• Timely resolution of any onboarding issues or challenges (within 48-72 hours of identification

Assist with the invoicing and collections process, ensuring that all financial transactions are recorded and followed up on promptly.

• Percentage of invoices issued on time.

• Number of overdue invoices reduced or managed each month.

• Average time to resolve collections issues.

• Percentage of overdue receivables decreased (monthly/quarterly).

• Requesting of purchases orders 

• Accurate and timely uploading of relevant documents on client portals

• Resolving issues arsing from client portal uploads

• Assist with movement of cash between different bank accounts

• Support finance operations team with ad hoc tasks related to float requests

• Assist with relevant audit queries

Ensure all financial transactions are processed correctly and promptly, maintaining accuracy in records.

• Number of transaction errors or discrepancies reported. 

• Timeliness of transaction processing.

• Accuracy of transaction records.

• Review and reconciliation of financial data completed by set deadlines.

Proactively monitor and identify potential inefficiencies or issues within the financial workflows.

• Number of issues identified and resolved proactively before escalation.

• Reduction in recurring issues or errors over time 

• Time to resolve identified issues 

Identify opportunities for process improvement within the finance team and propose solutions to optimise workflows.

• Number of process improvements proposed and implemented 

• Efficiency improvement post-implementation (e.g., reduced time spent on tasks, reduction in errors).

• Employee or team feedback on the effectiveness of new processes or tools.

Collaborate with team members to refine and streamline invoicing and collections procedures, improving efficiency and effectiveness.

• Number of collaborative improvements made to invoicing and collections workflows.

• Reduction in time spent on invoicing and collections tasks.

• Feedback from line lead and other team members regarding collaboration.

• Achievement of invoicing and collections department goals.

Qualifications

• Junior Level

• Reputable tertiary qualification in Finance or Accounting.

• 1-3 Years work experience as a Junior Accountant

• Experience in cloud accounting software, such as Xero.

• Solid understanding of accounting principles.

• Proficient in MS Office, specifically in Excel.

• Familiar with a collaborative team environment.

Additional Information

Ideal Candidate

• Tech-savvy.
• Passionate about working with numbers.
• Solution focused with the ability to work proactively.
• Good at optimizing systems and processes.
• Detail-oriented with good organisational skills.
• Multitaskers and able to prioritise work in a fast-paced environment.

The Perks at Yoyo:

• Learning & development opportunities
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Flexible working hours.
• Weekly socials & an annual social calendar to include the family.
• Employee reward scheme with Zuzo.
• Generous leave policy.

Our Yoyo Values, we are looking for a team member that will always live out and demonstrate behaviours aligned to our values:

• Be extremely customer centric: in everything we do, serve and delight our customers, using data to continuously improve.
• Be a passionate team player: spiral up, be positive, bring momentum, and energy to those around you, leave ego at the door and be teachable.
• Be an owner: be accountable and take responsibility. Find solutions, learn from your mistakes and own tasks to completion.
• Be world-class at speed: delivering world leading solutions that delight our clients and customers.
• Be curious and creative: constantly innovating, exploring, learning, stretching ourselves, pushing the boundaries and thinking out of the box.