Bookkeeper

The Building Company; George; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

The Building Company in George, Western Cape, is seeking a detail-oriented finance administrator to join our team. You will process routine financial transactions, capture journals, and maintain accurate records to support month-end close.

You will perform reconciliations on operating accounts, ensure proper allocations to GL accounts, and liaise with stores and suppliers to resolve queries, while upholding internal controls and audit readiness.

Qualifications

• Process routine financial transactions accurately and timeously.
• Capture journals and standard accounting entries as required.
• Maintain accurate financial records and supporting documentation.
• Ensure transactions are correctly recorded and allocated in the correct GL accounts and cost centres in the accounting system.

Responsibilities

• Process routine financial transactions accurately and timeously.
• Capture journals and standard accounting entries as required.
• Maintain accurate financial records and supporting documentation.
• Ensure transactions are correctly recorded and allocated in the correct GL accounts and cost centres in the accounting system.
• Perform reconciliations on operational accounts: petty cash, own use, fuel accounts and support office accounts.
• Follow up and resolve reconciling items within agreed timelines.
• Ensure supporting documentation is complete, valid, accurate and compliant.
• Ensure finance records are audit-ready and easily accessible.
• Assist with month-end preparation and supporting schedules.
• Prepare reports and reconciliations for review by accountants or finance management.
• Adhere to company finance policies and procedures.
• Ensure all processing complies with internal controls and authorisation requirements.
• Identify discrepancies or irregularities and elevate where necessary.
• Support audit requests by providing required documentation and reconciliations.
• Liaise with stores, suppliers, and internal departments to resolve finance queries.
• Assist with finance process improvements and administrative efficiencies

Skills

Financial transactions

Journals & entries

GL accounts

Reconciliations

Record keeping

Internal controls

Audit support

Interdepartmental liaison

Job description

Transaction Processing

• Process routine financial transactions accurately and timeously.
• Capture journals and standard accounting entries as required.
• Maintain accurate financial records and supporting documentation.
• Ensure transactions are correctly recorded and allocated in the correct GL accounts and cost centres in the accounting system.

Reconciliations

• Perform reconciliations on operational accounts: petty cash, own use, fuel accounts and support office accounts.
• Follow up and resolve reconciling items within agreed timelines.
• Ensure supporting documentation is complete, valid, accurate and compliant.

Administration & Record Keeping

• Maintain accurate filing systems for finance documentation.
• Ensure finance records are audit-ready and easily accessible.
• Assist with month-end preparation and supporting schedules.
• Prepare reports and reconciliations for review by accountants or finance management.

Compliance & Controls

• Adhere to company finance policies and procedures.
• Ensure all processing complies with internal controls and authorisation requirements.
• Identify discrepancies or irregularities and elevate where necessary.
• Support audit requests by providing required documentation and reconciliations.

Team Support

• Liaise with stores, suppliers, and internal departments to resolve finance queries.
• Assist with finance process improvements and administrative efficiencies