Bookkeeper - Contract Position

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

Job summary

Origin Wine Stellenbosch is seeking a reliable Bookkeeper on a 12-month contract to manage creditor documentation, invoices, and payments. You will maintain creditor records and ensure timely processing in the system, contributing to accurate financial reporting.

The role covers creditor reconciliations, VAT compliance, balance sheet reconciliations, and preparation of monthly management accounts across multiple entities and currencies, using SAGE.

Qualifications

• Post Matric qualification in accounting/financial administration.
• Experience with creditor processing and reconciliations preferred.
• Attention to VAT compliance across multiple currencies.

Responsibilities

• Process invoices/credit notes and supplier payments in SAGE.
• Reconcile creditor statements and maintain creditor database.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and VAT reconciliations.

Skills

Creditor processing

Reconciliations

Financial administration

VAT compliance

Education

Post Matric qualification in accounting/ financial administration

Tools

SAGE

MS 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