Finance Officer

Verteco; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in Johannesburg seeks a skilled Bookkeeper to oversee financial data and compliance. Responsibilities include maintaining accurate financial records, executing reconciliations for bank and petty cash, and handling debt collection. The ideal candidate holds a Bcom degree in Business Administration or Accounting, with over 5 years of financial processing experience. This role requires attention to detail and strong adherence to legal compliance standards. Competitive remuneration awaits the right candidate.

Qualifications

• 5+ years previous financial processing experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a company’s financial data and compliance.
• Maintain accurate books on accounts payable and receivable.
• Perform bank, debtors, creditors, and petty cash reconciliation at month-end.
• Handle debt collection and credit controlling.
• Daily capturing of invoices, credit notes, and bank entries.

Skills

Accounting Principles/practices

Mergers and acquisitions

Legal compliance

Education

Bcom Degree in Business Administration/ Accounting or Finance

Job description

Job Purpose

Oversee a company’s financial data and compliance by maintaining accurate books on accounts payable and receivable, payroll, and daily financial entries and reconciliations.

• General Ledger reconciliation per entity is done timeously and accurately.
• All outstanding items resolved timeously.
• Bank, debtors, creditors, and petty cash reconciliation performed at month end.
• Debt collection
• Credit controlling
• Petty cash control
• Perform accruals.
• Daily capturing of invoices, credit notes, bank, etc
• PAYE, UIF, SDL submissions and reconciliations
• Daily filing
• Any other duties that arise in the aspect of being the bookkeeper
• To comply with all instructions given to him/her from time to time by the board of directors of the company and/or its nominee
• To devote the whole of his/her time and attention to the performance of his/her duties under this agreement, provided that he/she shall be entitled to devote such time as may reasonably be required to attend to his/her private affairs.
• To use his/her best endeavours to promote and extend the business of the company; both during and after termination of his/her employment not to disclose to anyone any information whatsoever in regard to the company and its business.

Knowledge

• Accounting Principles/practices
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Legal compliance

Qualification

Bcom Degree in Business Administration/ Accounting or Finance

Experience

5+ years previous financial processing experience