Finance Assistant / Junior Bookkeeper

FROGG Recruitment SA; Parow; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Parow, Cape Town-based client is seeking a Finance Administrator / Bookkeeper to join their small head office. The role requires Pastel Partner/SAGE experience, strong Excel skills, and handling debtors and creditors with daily bookkeeping tasks.

The ideal candidate has 3–4 years of experience as a finance administrator/junior bookkeeper, with solid knowledge of bookkeeping principles and accurate financial record-keeping.

Qualifications

• Matric and a financial/bookkeeping certificate diploma (added bonus).
• 3-4 years’ experience as finance administrator/junior bookkeeping or bookkeeper.
• Knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles.
• Experience with Pastel Partner/SAGE & Microsoft Excel – ESSENTIAL.

Responsibilities

• Daily bookkeeping/finance duties on Pastel Partner.
• Do daily cash up checks by obtaining daily figures from stores.
• Debtors and creditors.
• Reconciliations prior to monthly payments.
• Make payments weekly to suppliers and monthly to landlords; send proof of payments.
• Capture/import bank statements in Pastel weekly and allocate expenses/income.
• Bank reconciliations and processing of financial transactions.
• Processing of monthly General Journals.
• Perform general ledger account reconciliations.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies in financial records.
• Provide administrative and bookkeeping support to the finance team.

Skills

Pastel Partner/SAGE

Microsoft Excel

Debtors

Creditors

Bank reconciliations

General Ledger

Education

Matric

Bookkeeping certificate/diploma

Tools

Pastel Partner/SAGE

Job description

Finance Assistant / Bookkeeper required in Parow, Cape Town.

Our Client is looking for a Finance Administrator / Accounts Administrator / Bookkeeper to join the companies small head office.

You have to be able to work on Pastel Partner and Excel, do debtors and creditors and recons. Do daily capturing and recons. Work closely with the accounting firm where needed to keep the financial information accurate.

PASTEL Partner/SAGE experience ESSENTIAL.

Requirements:

• Matric and a financial/bookkeeping certificate diploma – an added bonus
• 3-4 years’ experience as a finance administrator/junior bookkeeping/ finance administrator or bookkeeper
• Knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles.
• Ability to maintain accurate financial records and documentation.
• Software experience on Pastel Partner/SAGE & Microsoft Excel skills – ESSENTIAL
• Experience with Debtors and Creditors

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Daily bookkeeping/finance duties on Pastel Partner
• Do daily Cash Up Checks by Obtaining daily figures from the stores you will working with.
• Debtors & Creditors
• Reconciliations Statements before monthly payments are being made.
• Making Payments on a weekly basis to Suppliers and monthly Basis to Landlords and send out proof of payments.
• Capturing / Importing of bank statements in Pastel on a weekly basis and do the correct expense/income allocations.
• Bank reconciliations and processing of financial transactions.
• Processing of Monthly General Journals on a monthly basis
• Performing General Ledger account reconciliations.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies in financial records.
• Provide administrative and bookkeeping support to the finance team