Bookkeeper, Menlo Park, R12 > R15 000 pm neg.

Overall responsibilities of the role:
The position requires the candidate to carry out all the duties and responsibilities as Bookkeeper and for the Employer and to enable the Employer to render bookkeeping and accounting services to its clients.

Key tasks involved:
This will include, but not be limited to, the following:
• Writing up and processing bookkeeping entries to trial balance and closing accounting entries using mainly:
Pastel, QuickBooks and other accounting software.
• Debtors, creditors and bank reconciliation's
• Preparation of management accounts, cash flows, budgets
• Account reconciliation's and clearing accounts
• Payroll: Salaries, wages & related processing using VIP payroll software
• Completion and lodgement of all statutory returns including:
o Vat
o Paye
o UIF, SDL, Workman’s compensation
o EMP 501, tax certificates and reconciliation
• Dealing with SARS, handling all queries and audits, Department of Labour and other government
Departments
• Use of various manual & computerised systems, MS Office
• Systems and processes

Additional tasks:
Such other tasks necessary for the conduct of the employer’s business, as the employer may from time to time direct

Qualifications and Experience
• Matric + post matric accounting qualification
• 3 to 5 years advanced working experience as a Bookkeeper to trial balance
• Tertiary qualification
• Advanced pastel experience essential
• Fully computer literate and advanced accounting software experience
• Preference will be given to candidates who come from an accounting firm environment and who are used to serving the accounting, tax and payroll needs of multiple clients.
• Prior experience with an accounting firm experience with closing entries, hire purchases, leases, fixed asset registers and depreciation, annual financial statements, intense experience with SARS queries

Additional Requirements
Own reliable transport to travel to clients
Solid references with no job hopping

Personal attributes
Passion for the accounting services industry
Strong nurturing and teambuilding qualities a long term outlook
Fluent in English and Afrikaans
Diligent, neat, accurate, organised and demonstrates initiative
People person with excellent communication skills

Please take note that initial correspondence will be via email

Correspondence will be entered into with short-listed candidates
If you have not received a reply within 1 week please consider your application unsuccessful