Book Keeper

Janine Letizia; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 156,000 - 257,000; Part time

Job summary

Janine Letizia in Muizenburg seeks a detail‑oriented Bookkeeper for a 4‑month contract (1 December to 30 April 2027). Responsibilities include capturing invoices, processing cash book entries, and performing reconciliations across supplier, debtor, bank, and general ledger.

The role requires 2–4 years of bookkeeping or financial administration experience, a bookkeeping diploma, and strong Excel skills; familiarity with Sage, Pastel, Xero or QuickBooks is highly valued.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years bookkeeping or financial administration experience, preferably in retail or multi-site operations.
• Certificate or diploma in Bookkeeping, Accounting, or a related field.
• Experience with Sage, Pastel, Xero, QuickBooks, or similar.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and financial recordkeeping.
• Understanding of basic accounting principles, reconciliations and month-end processes.

Responsibilities

• Capture supplier, rental, and other finance-related invoices accurately and timeously.
• Process and allocate cash book entries, including manual bank uploads per store.
• Perform supplier, rental, debtor, bank, general ledger, and petty cash reconciliations.
• Prepare month-end journals, including prepayments, accruals, and provisions.
• Track cash handling, bank charges, fixed costs, and recovery billings.
• Assist with income statement variance analysis and provide store-level commentary.
• Maintain organised financial records and support the Accountant with month-end processes.
• Resolve supplier and internal finance queries in a professional and timely manner.

Skills

Attention to detail

Deadline-driven

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Certificate or diploma in Bookkeeping/Accounting

Tools

Sage

Pastel

Xero

QuickBooks

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Position: Bookkeeper
Location: Muizenburg
Availability: 1 December - 30 April 2027 (4-month contract)
Market Related Salary on offer

Key Responsibilities

• Capture supplier, rental, and other finance-related invoices accurately and timeously.
• Process and allocate cash book entries, including manual bank uploads per store.
• Perform supplier, rental, debtor, bank, general ledger, and petty cash reconciliations.
• Prepare month-end journals, including prepayments, accruals, and provisions.
• Track cash handling, bank charges, telephone fixed costs, and recovery billings.
• Assist with income statement variance analysis and provide store-level commentary.
• Maintain organised financial records and support the Accountant with month-end processes.
• Resolve supplier and internal finance queries in a professional and timely manner.
• 2–4 years’ bookkeeping or financial administration experience, preferably in retail or multi-site operations.
• Certificate or diploma in Bookkeeping, Accounting, or a related field.
• Experience working with bookkeeping or accounting software such as Sage, Pastel, Xero, QuickBooks, or similar.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and financial recordkeeping.
• Understanding of basic accounting principles, reconciliations, and month-end processes.
• High attention to detail, accuracy, integrity, and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a finance team.