Senior Bookkeeper & Payroll Expert (East London)

Global Recruitment; Oos-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Recruitment is recruiting on behalf of a well-established organization for an experienced Bookkeeper to join their Finance team in East London, Eastern Cape. The role demands a highly experienced and detail-oriented candidate with strong bookkeeping and payroll expertise, reporting to the Financial Manager.

The successful candidate will manage cashbooks, payroll processing, VAT returns, audits, and financial reporting, while maintaining asset registers and compliance with SARS e-Filing.

Qualifications

• Bookkeeping qualification.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in bookkeeping and payroll.
• Proficiency in Pastel Asset Register.
• Proficiency in AccSys Payroll.
• Experience preparing statutory returns.
• Strong Excel, Word and Outlook skills.
• Proficiency in SARS e-Filing.
• Excellent English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Process cashbooks, petty cash and journals.
• Process cash and electronic payments.
• Reconcile bank accounts, petty cash and card transactions.
• Prepare trial balances, income statements and balance sheets.
• Prepare VAT returns and reconcile to the general ledger.
• Assist with audits and respond to audit queries.
• Manage payroll: weekly wages and monthly salaries.
• Administer employee benefits and payslips.
• Maintain fixed asset register and depreciation.
• Attend to payroll-related queries.

Skills

Excellent English communication

Education

Bookkeeping qualification

Tools

Pastel Asset Register

AccSys Payroll

SARS e-Filing

AccountMate

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Job description

Global Recruitment is recruiting on behalf of a well-established organization for an experienced Bookkeeper to join their Finance team in East London, Eastern Cape. The role demands a highly experienced and detail-oriented candidate with strong bookkeeping and payroll expertise, reporting to the Financial Manager.

The successful candidate will manage cashbooks, payroll processing, VAT returns, audits, and financial reporting, while maintaining asset registers and compliance with SARS e-Filing.