Bookkeeper (4 month contract)

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Supporting the Finance team; to assist with the day-to-day capturing, processing and bookkeeping. Duties include data capturing, entering transactions, confirming the accuracy of entered information, helping prepare reports as necessary, and ad-hoc duties as required.

Responsibilities:

• General financial administration such as filing, compliance, and control management.
• General ledger processing, control and administration.
• Accounts payables activities such as creditors invoices, payments, recons, queries, and age analysis.
• Payment processing.
• Bank account capturing and reconciliations.
• Petty cash capturing and reconciliations.
• Accruals and estimates.
• Capital accounting and maintaining fixed asset registers.
• Assist in preparing balance sheet schedules and reconciliations.
• Debtors age analysis.
• Ad-hoc tasks in support of the Finance team.

Required Qualifications:

• Relevant bookkeeping/ financial certificate or diploma.
• 6+ Months experience in bookkeeping or accounting.
• Experience in Microsoft Excel, Word, Teams, Outlook and Google documents.
• Experience in Xero or similar accounting system.
• Experience in working with VAT, Tax and Payroll.
• Deadline orientated with attention to detail.
• Good communication skills and the ability to communicate well in English and Afrikaans.