Bookkeeper ( Finance focused )

SavageOne Pty Ltd; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in South Africa is seeking a Bookkeeper focused on finance. Responsibilities include managing payroll, financial planning, and ensuring compliance. The ideal candidate should have experience with Quickbooks or Pastel, and be proficient in handling accounts payable and financial reporting. This role offers a chance to be involved in the day-to-day financial operations of the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing payroll and financial compliance.
• Ability to record and account for daily transactions accurately.
• Knowledge of cash management principles.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with financial management policies.
• Prepare monthly financial and management reports.
• Handle all aspects of accounts payable.

Skills

Debtors and Creditors experience

Financial Planning and Forecasting

Managing Payroll

Proficiency in Quickbooks or Pastel

Tools

Quickbooks

Pastel

Job description

About the job

Bookkeeper ( Finance focused )

Job Responsibilities/Specific Duties

Accounting/Finance

• Debtors and Creditors experience
• Financial Planning and Forecasting
• Managing Payroll
• Proficiency in Quickbooks or Pastel
• Ensures compliance and consistency with the organizations policies and procedures.
• Records and accounts for daily transactions, ensuring accuracy and completeness of required files and supporting documentation serving as evidence of transactions.
• Ensures sound cash management of local bank accounts and maintains petty cash fund.
• Processes cash disbursements in accordance with financial management policies and established approval levels.
• Processes payroll, remits tax and other government contributions and reports to local agencies.
• Responsible for full accounts payable function from procurement through payment of invoices.
• Process employee expense reimbursements.
• Ensures timely payment to all organizations payees and maintains sufficient and complete payee files.
• Prepares monthly financial reports for the organization and internal management reports
• Performs month-end closing and year-end duties
• Carries out any other tasks as assigned

Office Operations/Administration

• Responsible for all matters related to the operations and administration of the office.
• Ensures registration requirements are kept current at all times and files statutory returns and renewals.
• Manages local information technology contract ensuring infrastructure needs of the office are met, including properly functioning IT equipment, routine maintenance, security over IT (anti-virus software and regular backups).
• Maintains office files.
• Carries out any other tasks as assigned

Desired Experience / Qualifications

• Pastel / Quick Books