Bookkeeper

Hedz Recruitment; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

An established organization is seeking a skilled Bookkeeper to join their team. In this role, you will be responsible for the complete bookkeeping process up to Trial Balance, including financial reporting, payroll processing, and managing debtors and creditors. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in bookkeeping, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently on multiple projects. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits such as medical aid and a pension fund. If you are detail-oriented and thrive in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical Aid

Pension Fund

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in bookkeeping up to Trial Balance required.
• Proficient in VIP Payroll and SAGE 300/Accpac is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage full bookkeeping function including debtors and creditors.
• Prepare monthly financial reports and VAT submissions.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Financial Reporting

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Time Management

Education

Grade 12 (Matric)

Bookkeeping/Accounting Qualification

Tools

VIP Payroll

SAGE 300 / Accpac

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

About the job Bookkeeper

Our client, an established organisation, is seeking to employ a Bookkeeper with 5 years experience. The successful candidate will be responsible for the full bookkeeping function up to Trial Balance, costing, financial reporting, and general administrative duties.

R27 000 - R30 000 Basic salary, Medical Aid, pension fund

Min Requirements:

• VIP Payroll experience
• 4-5 years experience in Bookkeeping
• Grade 12 (Matric)
• Appropriate bookkeeping/accounting qualification
• Computer literate in Word, Excel, and Outlook
• SAGE 300 / Accpac experience advantageous
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Strong administrative skills
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• The ability to work on multiple projects independently while adhering to tight deadlines

Debtors:

• Processing and sending monthly statements
• Handle all customer finance related queries
• Providing feedback every second week to management

Creditors:

• Processing supplier invoices
• Requesting and receiving supplier statements
• Handle all supplier finance related queries
• Monthly creditors reconciliations

Payroll:

• Updating Weekly Wages reporting
• Processing weekly Wages on VIP
• Loading weekly Wages payments
• Updating monthly Salaries reporting
• Processing monthly Salaries on VIP
• Loading monthly Salaries payments
• IRP5 calculations, reconciliations, and submissions
• PAYE/UIF/SDL calculations and EMP201 submissions
• Liberty Life online submission

Bank:

• Receiving authorization for daily payments
• Processing Petty Cash journal in Accpac monthly
• Processing Cashbook
• Reconciling Cashbook/Bank Reconciliations
• Processing and loading Weekly & Monthly Creditors Payments

Stock:

• Processing G/L batch
• Preparing Stock Take schedule
• Reconciling Stock differences
• Obtaining an in-house stock take report for management

Job Costing:

• Timecards processing of employees' time sheets on Accpac
• Equipment Usage Overheads as per jobs done per employees' time sheets
• Processing of Job Costing Spreadsheet
• Email Annetjie price adjustment according to Job Cost
• Adjust price on Accpac as per job costing
• Close Jobs at month end

VAT:

• VAT calculations and VAT201 submissions
• VAT reconciliations
• Calculate VAT, PAYE, and other necessary SARS payment requirements. Maintenance of SARS accounts

Monthly Reporting and Correspondence:

• Posting General Ledger Journals
• Balance Sheet G/L Reconciliations
• Monthly G/L working papers
• Monthly PAYE/UIF/SARS returns
• Liaising with third parties: bank, auditors, provident fund, insurance, and medical aid
• Administrative duties
• RMA communications and submissions

Financial Reporting:

Weekly Cashflow Update with estimated payments to be received and payments to be made for the upcoming week.

Stock Control:

• Manage the company's bi-annual stock take
• Prepare stock lists for stock count
• Capture stock count
• Investigate and sort variances out during stock take