Junior Bookkeeper

Signa Opportunity; Durban; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm in South Africa is looking for a motivated individual to manage the registration and compliance processes for clients on various statutory platforms. The role involves processing cashbooks, updating task progress, and communicating with clients through multiple channels. Ideal candidates should possess a matric certificate and a bookkeeping or accounting qualification, along with strong computer and organizational skills. This opportunity is specifically aimed at unemployed youth between 18-34 years old.

Qualifications

• Matric and bookkeeping/accounting qualification required.
• Sound understanding of statutory returns essential, relevant experience preferred.
• Excellent organizing and problem-solving skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage registration and compliance on statutory platforms.
• Update task progress and report to managers.
• Process cashbooks and create invoices for clients.

Skills

Understanding of accounting systems

Good inter-personal skills

Good time management skills

Strong computer literacy in MS applications

Education

Matric

Bookkeeping or accounting qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Sage Xpress 50 CC

South African Revenue Services (SARS eFiling)

Job description

About the Role

To manage the process registration, amending and updating the compliance of entities on various statutory body platforms. To process and review cashbooks and prepare them for submission to various statutory bodies as per client requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Receiving tasks allocated via internal system, updating task progress, and reporting to line managers and/or clients on task progress.
• Attending weekly "Catch-Up" session to provide task progress, feedback on allocated tasks.
• Collection of client documents to process cashbooks onto internal system.
• Registration, maintenance and updating of clients on various statutory body platforms.
• Creating invoices and/or credit notes for all tasks allocated and communicating invoices with clients via telephone, Whatsapp and/or email.
• Attending to and following up on queries, outstanding information related to allocated and/or unallocated tasks.
• Attending to documentation management and control (filing).

Minimum Requirements

• South African Unemployed youth between the ages of 18 and 34.
• Must not have participated on the YES programme before.
• Matric.
• Bookkeeping or accounting qualification plus knowledge in relevant software package.
• Good standard of education including English and Maths (or equivalent).
• Sound understanding of statutory returns.
• Good knowledge of general administrative processes.
• Good understanding of organizational processes and practices.
• Relevant experience in a related role.
• Statutory returns (required).

Skills

• Understanding of accounting systems,, and processes.
• Good knowledge of general administrative processes.
• Good understanding of business calendar and priority events.
• Good inter-personal skills.
• Ability to compile and analyze statistics.
• Excellent organizing skills.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Good time management skills.
• Strong computer literacy especially in MS applications.

Competencies

• Pressure resilient
• Customer Orientated
• Proactive
• Detail orientated
• Multitask focus

Systems /Online Portals you will be using:

• Microsoft Teams.
• Tasks in a Box.
• Sage Xpress 50 CC (Accounting).
• Sage Payroll.
• Microsoft Office.
• South African Revenue Services (SARS eFiling).
• Construction Industry Development Board Online Portal (CIDB).
• Private Security Industry Regulation Authority Registration Portal (PSIRA).
• Central Supplier Database Online Portal (CSD).
• Department of Employment and Labour Online Submission Portal.

Please consider your application unsuccessful when you have not heard from the Signa Opportunity team within two weeks of submitting your application.