Bookkeeper - 12Months

Origin Wine; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Origin Wine Stellenbosch is seeking a dedicated Bookkeeper for a 12-month contract to manage creditor workflows and ensure accurate records. The role requires processing invoices, credit notes, and payments in SAGE, with attention to VAT and multi-currency considerations.

You will reconcile creditor statements, maintain the creditor database, and support monthly close activities, including balance sheet reconciliations and treasury reporting, within deadlines and with a collaborative Finance

Qualifications

• Post Matric qualification in accounting or financial administration.
• Experience with creditors processing and reconciliations.
• Knowledge of VAT legislation and multi-currency processing.
• Proficiency with SAGE.

Responsibilities

• Process invoices/credit notes and purchase orders on SAGE daily.
• Process creditor payments and ensure VAT compliance.
• Reconcile creditor records to statements and resolve discrepancies.
• Maintain fixed asset register and depreciation.

Skills

Creditors processing

Creditors reconciliations

SAGE

VAT compliance

Financial reporting

Education

Post Matric qualification in accounting/financial administration

Tools

SAGE

Excel

Job description

Origin Wine Stellenbosch is looking for a Bookkeeper for a contract period of 12-months. The Bookkeeper will process detailed creditor documentation and payments, reconciles creditor records to statements of account and maintains the creditor database.

Key Performance Areas:

1. Creditors Processing

• Assists with accurately processing invoices/credit notes and purchase orders daily in on system (SAGE).
• Assist with processing creditor payments on SAGE.
• Ensures accurate VAT legislation is used when processing over multiple companies and currencies.
• Provides Finance Manager with creditors cash flow requirements within deadlines

2. Creditors Reconciliations

• Ryeconciles suppliers and produces accounts and actions any discrepancies before month-end
• Ensures zero variance between creditor’s statements and OW records (as per agreed reconciliation matrix) by investigating variances / reconciling items and solving them timeously
• Review suppliers reconciliations in preparation for payment

3. Financial and Administration processes

• Maintain fixed asset register and provide for depreciation monthly
• Assist with balance sheet reconciliations such as bank accounts, loan accounts etc.
• Prepares monthly management accounts for various smaller group entities
• Assist with the monthly VAT recons and submissions
• Prepares monthly treasury report
• Prepares monthly samples report
• Report on number and reasons for credit notes monthly

4. Financial Support

• Participates in management review meetings and decision-making processes within the Finance Team
• Assists with day-to-day financial queries, ensuring expedient problem solving

Requirements:

• Post Matric quaificataion in accounting / financial administration