Senior Bookkeeper & Administrator (Underberg, KZN)

Top Recruitment (Pty) Ltd; Pietermaritzburg; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a candidate for a role requiring strong team management and financial analysis skills. The ideal applicant will have over 10 years' experience, a Tertiary Bookkeeping qualification, and the ability to manage multiple responsibilities efficiently. Opportunities for career growth and team management involvement are available. Relocation to Underberg is required.

Benefits

Opportunities for career growth & development

Team management opportunities

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in a similar role.
• Experience in VAT and PAYE submissions to SARS.
• Ability to easily read and prepare financial statements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate a large number of admin staff to implement and follow systems.
• Own the reporting function to group owners for multiple stores and properties.
• Review key financial information and resolve issues identified.

Skills

Team management

Problem-solving

Financial analysis

Education

Tertiary Bookkeeping / Finance qualification

Job description

Top Recruitment is a South African based Recruitment Agency, who has had a history of supporting clients in and around Southern Africa since 2017.

Through their unique search approach and conscientious work ethic, they are able to provide the best possible solutions for any staffing challenge. “Whether you are a client or a candidate – Top Recruitment places you first”.

Winner of the Corporate Vision :

2023 - "Best Contract & Contingency Agency In South Africa 2023"

2025 - "Most Ethical Recruitment Company 2025 - South Africa 2025"

The Role

You will be responsible for :

• Ability to co-ordinate a large number of admin staff in order to ensure that systems are implemented and followed across the entire accounting process.
• To take ownership and assume responsibility for the reporting function to group owners for multiple stores and properties.
• Ability to resolve inaccuracies and issues identified by more junior staff.
• Ability to identify weaknesses in current stock, cash and other systems and implement appropriate measures.
• While having knowledge of the stock system, Sigma and the accounting system Easy Accounts is not necessary, the successful applicant must show the ability to become well versed in this software over time.
• To be able to identify where processes have not been kept sufficiently up to date and ensure that these are rectified timeously.
• Ability to review key financial information such as control and suspense accounts, identify issues and resolve them.
• To be a self-starter that is proactive enough to solve unstructured problems on a daily basis.
• Control of all documentation, financial, legal, HR pertaining to all entities

Ideal Profile

• Grade 12
• Tertiary Bookkeeping / Finance qualification
• 10 + years experience in a similar role
• Experience in the submission of monthly VAT and PAYE submissions to SARS.
• Healthy understanding of payroll and the tax implications to staff thereof.
• An ability to easily read and to a fair degree, prepare financial statements for the different entities.
• A clear understanding of inter-company loan accounts and the ability to balance these.
• Ability to manage the Bookkeeping process over a number of entities
• The ability to extract meaningful information from accounting information and the interpretation thereof.
• Ability to train more junior staff.
• Have a valid driver’s license.
• Be willing to relocate to Underberg at own expense

What\'s on Offer?

• Opportunities for career growth & development
• Role involving team management opportunities
• Opening within a company with a solid track record of success