Remote Bookkeeper

RecruitMyMom; South Africa; Hybrid; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A non-profit welfare organisation is seeking a Bookkeeper to assist the CFO, focusing on remote work but with occasional office visits in Sea Point. Responsibilities include bookkeeping for multiple non-profits, financial reporting, and general office management. Candidates should have expertise in QuickBooks Online and Excel, and a passion for the non-profit sector is essential.

Qualifications

• Passion for the non-profit sector.
• Excellent organisational, planning, and coordination skills.
• Financial understanding and strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Bookkeeping to trial balance for three non-profit organisations.
• Processing monthly journals and performing reconciliations.
• Management accounting and project reporting.

Skills

Organisational skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Communication

Tools

QuickBooks Online

Excel

Database management

Job description

Job Description
A non-profit welfare organisation that exists to reach orphan and vulnerable children and restore communities for generational change, is seeking a Bookkeeper, who will be the assistant to the CFO. The organisation is based in Sea Point, thus ideally looking for someone based in that region (for occasional office visits), however, remote working is the focus for this role.

Responsibilities:

• Bookkeeping to trial balance for three non-profit organisations based in SA, USA and UK.
• Bookkeeping of petty cash
• Processing monthly journals
• Performing monthly reconciliations
• VAT reconciliations
• Management accounting
• Allocate transactions according to donor requirements
• Project reporting & reconciliation
• Efiling - VAT201 and EMP201 submissions
• VAT audit preparation & submission
• Audit pack preparation
• General office management to ensure the correct management of document flow

Requirements

• A passion for the non-profit sector
• Excellent organisational, planning, coordination and time management skills
• Financial understanding and structure
• Problem solver, accurate and attention to detail
• Personal integrity, neat, reliable, honest, self-disciplined
• Good communication skill with the ability to resolve queries and processing errors

Experience:

• QuickBooks Online (advanced)
• Excel (advanced)
• Database management (advanced)
• VAT
• PAYE
• Experience in financial accounting for non-profit organisations, as well as understanding the challenges specific to the non-profit sector