Bookkeeper

Vine Recruitment; Franschhoek; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property development company in Franschhoek is seeking a skilled Bookkeeper to manage financial records and assist the Financial Manager. The role involves a variety of bookkeeping tasks, including bank reconciliations and statutory returns, requiring strong attention to detail and good communication skills. Ideal candidates will be adaptable, able to work independently, and possess advanced experience with financial software.

Qualifications

• Intermediate to advanced bookkeeping experience required.
• Ability to manage financial records and assist with audits.
• Fast learner with good follow-up skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage all financial bookkeeping and bank reconciliations.
• Calculate and submit statutory returns including VAT and PAYE.
• Assist with inter-company billing and supplier correspondence.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Ability to multi-task

Adaptability

Initiative

Tools

Pastel Evolution

Excel

Word

PDF

Job description

Bookkeeper position available in Franschhoek.

Our client a small scale but diverse Property Developer and Letting Business running from a beautiful Farm Office outside Franschhoek seeks a Bookkeeper, with intermediary to advanced experience, to assist the Financial Manager/Group Portfolio Manager with maintaining financial records.

They will be required to assist with various other supportive administrative functions within the organisation.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• All financial bookkeeping – Pastel Evolution
• Debtors & Creditors
• Utility billing and recons, fully understanding the recovery of utilities from our tenants
• Rates accounts and queries related to these with council and other consultants
• Bank reconciliations
• Understanding Financial statements and assisting auditors in the compilation of these
• Inter-company billing
• Supplier & customer correspondence
• Calculate, process, reconcile and submit all statutory returns and payments i.e., VAT201, PAYE, IRP5’s, EMP201 and EMP501, UIF, CSOS, CIPC, Department of Labour (ROE), NHBRC etc.
• Levy calculations and understanding of property repairs and management and how it impacts levy calculations and billing thereof to homeowners
• Lease agreements
• Sales agreements
• Marketing/vetting of new tenants and property buyers
• Legal understanding of property sales and processes
• AGMs – Agendas, Minutes, Budgeting & Reporting
• Reporting to higher management
• Must have good follow-up skills and be able to design spreadsheets, checklists, and other mechanisms to assist clear working processes.
• Excel, Word, PDF and other Tech/IT and word-processing

Must have attributes:

• High attention to detail
• Able to follow instructions
• Be of sober habits
• Good communication skills
• Able to multi-task and work under pressure calmly
• Be adaptable to change
• Able to work independently and with their own initiative
• Fit and healthy, with little other commitments
• Fast learner