Senior Bookkeeper

RecruitMyMom; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading restaurant reservation platform seeks an experienced Senior Bookkeeper. You will work closely with the CFO, managing finance tasks, ensuring accountability, and contributing to team success in a supportive, fun environment. Flexibility after probation period with a focus on professional growth.

Benefits

Great team culture

Social, caring environment

Supportive

Professional growth

Potential to work hybrid

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in a senior bookkeeping function.
• Preferably a completed BCom degree or a Diploma in Business or Accounting.
• Exposure to business processes and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Manage bank reconciliations, invoices, and VAT.
• Oversee transaction management and maintain Debtors/Creditors.
• Collaborate with sales and support teams.

Skills

VAT management

Reconciliation

Expense management

Debtors and Creditors management

Business Process Optimization

Education

BCom degree

Diploma in Business or Accounting

Tools

Xero

Hubspot

Dext

Netcash

Job description

Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Bookkeeper to join a leading restaurant reservation platform. Working closely with the CFO, you'll become an integral part of a tech-driven, professional, and polished business. This role offers the chance to take full ownership as you bring your expertise, maturity, and efficiency to the team. You'll thrive in an environment where passion for your work is celebrated, and a culture of transparency, collaboration, and fun supports the delivery of excellence.

You will have the opportunity to learn and be stretched week-to-week. This is a full-time, in-office role, with flexibility, for someone who can bring the right combination of expertise, collaboration and accountability.

Responsibilities:

• Bank recons, invoices, expense management and reconciliation, debit order management
• Overseeing the management of several complex transactions at any given time
• Maintain and manage VAT and PAYE
• Debtors and Creditors function
• Email management for the accounting/finance function of the business
• Administer Proprietor Registration Forms and onboarding documentation
• Management of any charge/bank dispute
• On-boarding new clients
• Depend on and collaborate with sales, client and support teams
• CIPC annual returns and requirements

Areas of growth/Advantageous:

• Audit reports, income tax and provisional tax
• Tax knowledge & business processing
• Annual reviews and Management reports
• Management accounts
• SME experience ideal

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience

• Preferably a completed BCom degree or a Diploma in Business or Accounting
• 6 years' plus experience in a senior bookkeeping function
• Business exposure outside of the accounting function
• Interest in business process and optimisation
• Xero experience essential (ideally Dext and Netcash)
• Knowledge of online banking environments
• Previous working experience in Hubspot

Expected

• Experience in/ability to quickly grasp electronic platforms, payment gateways and management of SMS credits
• Your ability to fully manage a broad role across all things finance
• Accuracy
• Extremely dependable and someone who is trusted implicitly
• Respect for deadlines
• Honesty
• Assertive and confident
• Hungry to learn
• Quick study

Benefits

• Great team culture
• Social, caring environment
• Supportive
• Professional growth
• Potential to work hybrid, on arrangement, after initial probation period
• Full-time but with flexibility