Senior Bookkeeper

SPECIFICATION

Bookkeeper job duties include working closely with our Accounting team to create and analyze financial reports and ensure legal requirements compliance, process accounts payable and receivable and manage invoices and tax payments. Our ideal candidate has finished SAIPA articles and is familiar with accounting software packages. Ultimately, the Senior Bookkeeper’s responsibilities will be to assist the Financial Manager.

Responsibilities

• Ability to perform debtors and creditors reconciliation
• Knowledge of statutory requirements – VAT AND PAYE submissions
• Manage fixed asset register
• Assist with Balance sheet recons
• Prepare and process month end journals – prepayments, accruals, provisions, bank recon and cashbook processing.
• Any adhoc tasks required to assist Financial Accountant
• Full function creditors experience- Prep weekly & Monthly recons
• General Ledger reconciliations
• Process general journal entries
• Maintain internal control systems
• Knowledge of Xero, Sage or similar

Qualifications

• SAIPA articles – requirement
• Tertiary qualification required
• Bookkeeping to balance sheet or trial balance experience

Knowledge and Traits

• Knowledge of accounting system
• Sound knowledge and ability to review debtors and creditors ageing for any irregularities and querying where necessary
• Able to work independently and in a team
• Must be flexible with an open mind to find solutions and overcome challenges
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure
• Trustworthy, reliable and responsible
• Deadline driven
• Attention to detail