Senior Bookkeeper

Conova Pty Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A property group in Cape Town is seeking a Senior Bookkeeper to join its finance team. The successful candidate will handle bank reconciliations, creditor invoices, and prepare management accounts for multiple entities. A qualification in Accounting or Bookkeeping, along with strong Excel and Xero skills, is required. Experience in the property industry is an advantage. This role offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Qualification in Accounting or Bookkeeping is essential.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and Xero is required.
• Experience working in a multi-entity accounting environment is essential.
• Experience in the property industry is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Import bank statements and perform bank reconciliations.
• Investigate abnormal transactions on bank statements.
• Review and process creditor invoices and sales invoices.
• Prepare monthly management accounts for the group.
• Maintain fixed asset register and perform cash reconciliations.
• Prepare VAT and income tax submissions for all entities.

Skills

Strong Excel skills

Xero skills

Experience in multiple entity environment

Experience in the property industry

Education

Qualification in Accounting or Bookkeeping

Job description

Our client, a property group based in Southern Suburbs Cape Town, is seeking a Senior Bookkeeper to join their fast-paced and growing Finance team.

Key Responsibilities :

• Importing bank statements and reconciling banks.
• Scrutinising bank statements daily and investigating abnormal transactions.
• Reviewing creditor invoices posted by creditors clerks.
• Processing sales invoices and ad hoc debtor invoicing.
• Preparing monthly management accounts for all companies in the group.
• Accounting for loan account transactions.
• Fixed asset register maintenance.
• Review monthly petty cash reconciliation and cash counts.
• Ensuring all petty cash expenditure is authorised by department manager / director prior to the issuance of petty cash and that valid slips and proof of expenditure is obtained.
• Inventory and WIP reconciliations.
• Raising TDE provisions and inventory on the system.
• Provisions and accruals postings.
• Balance sheet and income statement reconciliations.
• VAT submissions for all entities.
• Income tax and provisional tax calculations and submissions for all entities.
• Handling SARS queries on VAT and income tax.
• Accounting for investments and fair value adjustments.
• Assisting with audit preparations.

Requirements :

• Qualification in Accounting or Bookkeeping
• Strong Excel and Xero skills
• Experience in multiple entity environment
• Experience in the property industry advantageous