Financial Assistant

Time Personnel; Somerset West; Hybrid; ZAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Time Personnel is seeking a Financial Assistant in Somerset West with 2–5 years of accounting experience. The role requires ownership of accounting records from source to trial balance, and proficiency in Xero and Google Workspace. It is a hybrid position with two days in office.

You will manage month-end journals, balance sheet reconciliations, fixed asset registers, and client/supplier invoicing, contributing to accurate financial reporting and compliance.

Qualifications

• Qualification: BCom (Accounting or similar).
• Minimum 2–3 years experience as a Financial Controller or Financial Assistant.
• Experience in ownership of accounting records from source to TB.
• Experience in Xero.
• Experience in Google Workspace.
• Experience in GL reconciliations between local and foreign entries advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Prepare month-end journals, accruals, prepayments and provisions for each group entity
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations (bank, debtors, creditors, VAT, payroll control, intercompany)
• Maintain the fixed asset register and depreciation schedules
• Maintain and update credit card transactions
• Full control of financial function from source transactions to TB
• Record client invoices, including purchase-order and portal-based billing for clients
• Record supplier invoices, payment runs and creditor reconciliations
• Monitor debtors’ ageing and follow up on overdue accounts
• Prepare VAT201 returns and support EMP201/EMP501 payroll submissions
• Assist with provisional and annual income tax computations
• Support cross-border FX transactions
• Assist with month-end reporting packs
• Support ad hoc requests such as due diligence and Tender reporting

Skills

Accounting records ownership from TB

TB reconciliation

GL reconciliations

Education

BCom (Accounting or similar)

Tools

Xero

Google Workspace

Job description

Financial Assistant job vacancy in Somerset West.

Are you living in the Somerset West area and have minimum 3 – 5 years’ experience managing accounting records from source to Trial Balance?

This is a hybrid position, 2 days in office. Experience in XERO and Google Workspace required.

Requirements:

• Qualification: BCom (Accounting or similar)
• Minimum 2–3 years experience as a Financial Controller or Financial Assistant
• Experience in ownership of accounting records from source to TB
• Experience in Xero
• Experience in Google Workspace
• Experience in GL reconciliations between local and foreign entries advantageous

Duties and Responsibilities::

• Prepare month-end journals, accruals, prepayments and provisions for each group entity
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations (bank, debtors, creditors, VAT, payroll control, intercompany)
• Maintain the fixed asset register and depreciation schedules
• Maintain and update credit card transactions
• Full control of financial function from source transactions to TB
• Record client invoices, including purchase-order and portal-based billing for clients
• Record supplier invoices, payment runs and creditor reconciliations
• Monitor debtors’ ageing and follow up on overdue accounts
• Prepare VAT201 returns and support EMP201/EMP501 payroll submissions
• Assist with provisional and annual income tax computations
• Support cross-border FX transactions
• Assist with month-end reporting packs
• Support ad hoc requests such as due diligence and Tender reporting