Bookkeeper

Equate Recruitment; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Equate Recruitment in Gauteng is seeking an experienced bookkeeping professional to support monthly close, creditor payments, VAT submissions, and bank reconciliations. You will handle cashbooks, payments, and reconciliation tasks with accuracy and timeliness, ensuring compliance with company policies.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, analytical thinking, and the ability to work under pressure while delivering reliable financial records for management reporting and audits.

Qualifications

• Matric or Grade 12.
• Bookkeeping diploma or studying toward a BCom degree.

Responsibilities

• Assist with monthly financial close processes including creditor payments, VAT submissions, EMP submissions, rental payments, invoice submissions, bank reconciliations, VAT reconciliations, month-end journals, balance sheet reconciliations and management accounts.
• Process premium cash books, manage rejections, check that all payments are captured on bank statements, and follow up on outstanding debtors, claims and creditors where required.
• Process ad hoc payments, creditors invoices, cashbooks and supplier queries, including COD supplier matters.
• Release payments, update bank balances, process purchase orders where necessary, and manage relevant banking administration.
• Ensure bank, VAT, balance sheet and other reconciliations are completed accurately, timeously and with minimal reconciling items.
• Assist with creditor payments, supplier payments, employee benefits, statutory payments and related finance administration.
• Support VAT reconciliations and submissions, EMP-related processes and provisional tax submissions.
• Assist with annual audit preparation and provide accurate financial records and supporting documentation when required.
• Ensure financial records are accurate and available to support management reporting and decision-making.
• Ensure all financial processing is completed in line with company policies, procedures and required deadlines.
• Apply analytical and practical thinking to resolve finance-related queries.

Skills

MS Office

Excel

Bookkeeping

Reconciliations

Financial accuracy

Analytical thinking

Education

Matric / Grade 12

Bookkeeping Diploma or BCom progress

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with monthly financial close processes, including creditor payments, employee benefits, VAT, EMP submissions, rental payments, invoice submissions, bank reconciliations, VAT reconciliations, month-end journals, balance sheet reconciliations and management accounts.


• Process premium cash books, manage rejections, check that all payments are captured on bank statements, and follow up on outstanding debtors, claims and creditors where required.


• Process ad hoc payments, creditors invoices, cashbooks and supplier queries, including COD supplier matters.


• Release payments, update bank balances, process purchase orders where necessary, and manage relevant banking administration.


• Ensure bank, VAT, balance sheet and other reconciliations are completed accurately, timeously and with minimal reconciling items.


• Assist with creditor payments, supplier payments, employee benefits, statutory payments and related finance administration.


• Support VAT reconciliations and submissions, EMP-related processes and provisional tax submissions.


• Assist with annual audit preparation and provide accurate financial records and supporting documentation when required.


• Ensure financial records are accurate and available to support management reporting and decision-making.


• Ensure all financial processing is completed in line with company policies, procedures and required deadlines.


• Apply analytical and practical thinking to resolve finance-related queries.

Qualifications

• Matric / Grade 12


• Bookkeeping Diploma or studying towards a BCom Degree

Experience

• Minimum of 2-3 years' accounting or bookkeeping experience


• Experience with creditors, cashbooks, payments and reconciliations


• Exposure to month-end processes, VAT reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations


• Experience in insurance, financial services or a similar structured finance environment would be advantageous

Knowledge and Technical Skills

• Intermediate MS Office skills


• Strong Excel capability would be advantageous


• Good understanding of bookkeeping principles


• Strong reconciliation and financial administration skills


• Ability to work with financial data accurately and logically

Personal Attributes

• Conscientious and detail-oriented


• Analytical and organised


• Reliable, trustworthy and mature


• Able to work under pressure and maintain a level head


• Deadline-driven with strong planning and prioritisation ability


• Meticulous in approach to financial records and reporting


• Shows initiative and a willingness to learn

Interpersonal Skills

• Communicates clearly and professionally, both written and verbally


• Able to interact confidently and effectively with internal teams, suppliers and service providers


• Assertive when enforcing rules and following procedures


• Respectful, professional and able to work well with others