Bookkeeper - Finance Umhlanga Ridge Market Related Salary Permanent Closing date: 05th March 2017

The incumbentmust have strong bookkeeping experience and excellent computer literacy along with the capacity to work independently while delivering a professional service

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The role of the Bookkeeper is both an admin-orientated and people oriented position as the incumbent will be interacting with employees from various departments. In addition, the person appointed to this position should be adaptable and flexible with the associated numeric capacity to apply the processes pertaining to finance administration. This person should have a strong bookkeeping background with the appropriate skill set, required to maintain accounting records for a number of companies to trial balance, as well as a strong debtors, creditors, bank processing and fixed assets background. In addition, the incumbent should have effective communication skills (both verbal and written) which allow them to identify key objectives and gather relevant information. Problem solving capabilities which enable them to make swift decisions and judgment calls is important as are attention to detail, the ability to prioritise objectives and display initiative whilst working independently and professionally at all times. The person in this position must be able to work under pressure while handling a multitude of tasks simultaneously.  The incumbent must be a team-player who has the steadiness, perseverance and energy to accomplish associated tasks and ensure customer satisfaction is maintained at all times.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE

Main duties

• Processing cash books on Pastel Partner V14
• Reconcile and balance all bank accounts
• Maintenance of Group Cash flow
• Prepping monthly journals on Excel and processing on Pastel
• Monthly preparation of Budget Variance analysis
• Full Creditors function – including
• Pay supplier invoices in a timely manner
• Load supplier payments on banking system
• Dealing with supplier account related enquiries
• Analyzing credit cards on Excel and processing on Pastel
• Reconciling credit card statements to main credit card control account
• Full Debtors function – including
• Ensuring that all payment due from debtors accounts are collected on time and in a professional manner
• Preparing regular and ad hoc reports
• Dealing with customer account related enquiries
• Reconciling all debtors accounts
• Age analysis followed up daily
• Ad hoc duties as required by the Accountant, Group Accountant
• Be able to fulfil all round bookkeeping duties

Secondary duties

• Assemble information for external auditors for the annual audit
• Maintain an orderly accounting filing system
• Maintain the chart of accounts

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Knowledge of bookkeeping practices
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and procedures
• Knowledge of Pastel, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel software.
• Bookkeeping certification
• Minimum 3-5 years solid bookkeeping experience

WORKING HOURS: 

• Normal working hours will be Monday to Friday from 08:00am – 17:00pm. There may be the odd time when it's really busy and you need to work a few extra hours.

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