Senior Bookkeeper

Dante Personnel; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Dante Personnel in Centurion seeks a senior bookkeeper to manage full-function bookkeeping in a stock-bearing environment. The role emphasizes accuracy, confidentiality, and the ability to work under pressure.

You will oversee monthly management accounts, cash flow and year-end statements, with exposure to audits and budgets. Advanced Excel and QuickBooks experience are essential, with multi-entity handling a plus.

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ full-function bookkeeping experience in a stock-bearing environment.
• Proven experience managing the finances of multiple entities and supervising/mentoring junior finance staff.
• Accounting Diploma (min 24 months) or relevant Accounting/Finance Degree with Matric HG.
• Strong hands-on VAT, PAYE, UIF & SDL experience.
• Strong knowledge of GL, Trial Balance, journals, reconciliations, stock control and monthly stock takes.
• Proven experience preparing monthly management accounts, cash flow, age analyses and annual financial statements.
• Experience with external audits, audit working papers, budgets and forecasts.
• QuickBooks experience highly preferred; Sage/Pastel/Xero advantageous.
• Advanced Excel skills for financial analysis and reporting.
• Registered with a recognised professional accounting body.
• Must be accurate, analytical, disciplined, confidential and able to work under pressure.

Skills

Bookkeeping

GL & TB

VAT & PAYE

Monthly reports

Budgets & forecasts

Audit support

Advanced Excel

Multi-entity accounting

External audits

Xero/Sage/Pastel

Education

Accounting Diploma or Finance Degree

Tools

QuickBooks

Sage

Pastel

Xero

Job description

Minimum requirements:

• 4+ years’ full-function bookkeeping experience in a stock-bearing environment


• Proven experience managing the finances of multiple entities and supervising/mentoring junior finance staff


• Completed Accounting Diploma (minimum 24 months) OR relevant Accounting/Finance Degree, with Accounting HG in Matric


• Strong hands-on VAT, PAYE, UIF & SDL experience


• Strong knowledge of GL, Trial Balance, journals, reconciliations, stock control and monthly stock takes


• Proven experience preparing monthly management accounts, cash flow, age analyses and annual financial statements


• Experience with external audits, audit working papers, budgets and forecasts


• QuickBooks experience highly preferred; Sage/Pastel/Xero advantageous


• Advanced Excel skills for financial analysis and reporting


• Registered with a recognised professional accounting body


• Must be accurate, analytical, disciplined, confidential and able to work under pressure