Senior Bookkeeper

Frogg Recruitment; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 502,000 - 670,000; Full time

Job summary

FROGG Recruitment SA is seeking a Senior Bookkeeper in Edenvale with 10+ years of experience to manage the full bookkeeping function up to Trial Balance and balance sheets using Sage Evolution. You will also oversee payroll on Sage Payroll for a small team of clerks, with responsibilities including VAT, PAYE, and annual budgets.

The role includes supervising five staff, including clerks and a junior bookkeeper, in a hands-on environment based in Edenvale, Johannesburg.

Qualifications

• Matric or equivalent required.
• Accounting qualification (certificate/diploma/degree).
• Experience with Sage Evolution and Sage Payroll.
• Proficient Excel and MS Office suite.
• Experience with SARS eFiling.

Responsibilities

• Full bookkeeping up to Trial Balance and balance sheets with Sage Evolution.
• Oversee payroll processing on Sage Payroll (monthly).
• Process invoices, expenses, and reimbursements.
• Capture and reconcile cashbook and invoices in Sage.
• Reconcile AP/AR and maintain controls across accounts.
• Manage cashflow, VAT, PAYE, and year-end processes.
• Assist with monthly management accounts and budgeting.
• Support group FM with audits and statutory accounts.

Skills

Payroll management

Financial accounting

Variance analysis

Staff supervision

Education

Matric

Accounting certificate/diploma or degree

Tools

Sage Evolution

SAGE Payroll

Excel

Job description

Senior Bookkeeper position available in Edenvale.

Our Client in Edenvale Johannesburg is looking for an experienced Senior Bookkeeper with 10 years plus experience doing the books to Trial Balance / Balance Sheet.

You will also be responsible to deal with a medium size payroll working on SAGE Payroll. The Bookkeeping is done on SAGE.

You will manage and oversee 5 staff members which are clerks and junior bookkeeper in this department.

Salary: R45 000 – R60 000 per month.

Minimum Requirements:

• Matric.
• Financial / Bookeeping / Accounting Certificate / Diploma or degree.
• Sound knowledge of Sage Evolution and SAGE Payroll.
• Excellent computer literacy.
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office, including particularly proficiency in using Excel.
• Have experience with SARS Efiling.

Key Responsibilities:

• Full Bookkeeping / accounting function up to Trial Balance / Balance sheets – Sage Evolution.
• BE responsible for the payroll of SAGE Payroll overseeing the Payroll Clerk.
• Processing of purchase invoices, credit card expenses, and expense claims.
• Recording, obtaining approval, and capturing into Sage.
• Capture invoices and cashbook transactions.
• Reconcile accounts payable accounts and accounts receivables.
• Manage and oversee the controls of all accounts.
• Reconcile accounts – including but not limited to Bank, PAYE, VAT, Inter-company loans, directors’ loan accounts, debtors, creditors, fixed assets, etc.
• Process small (up to 50) monthly payroll on Sage Payroll (monthly).
• Analyse accounts and prepare variance analysis.
• Maintain cashbooks and reconcile bank accounts daily.
• Assist the Group FM to prepare monthly management accounts, to prepare company accounts and to prepare annual budgets.
• Assist Group FM with year-end audit and preparation of statutory accounts Assist with year-end audit requests.
• VAT – Preparation of monthly VAT returns.
• Prepare and submit monthly PAYE returns, submit 6 monthly EMP501 returns on Easyfile.
• Prepare and submit UIF monthly returns.