Strategic Bookkeeper & Procurement Lead

Objective Personnel; Durbanville; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Objective Personnel in Durbanville, Western Cape, seeks an experienced bookkeeper with exposure to foreign payments, import administration and ERP migrations. You will manage reconciliations, debtor/creditor processes, and liaise with banks and suppliers to ensure accurate financial records.

The role requires a solid bookkeeping background, attention to detail, and the ability to review others’ work while meeting deadlines. A driver’s license and industry experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Matric / Senior Certificate and bookkeeping qualification.
• Valid driver’s license.
• At least 5 years bookkeeping experience incl. reconciliations, creditors and debtors.
• Exposure to import administration, foreign payments or procurement administration.
• Experience with Fusion/MiFusion or another ERP migration.
• Debtors discounting and credit insurance (CGIC).
• Incoterms and import documentation.
• Experience reviewing or guiding the work of junior staff.
• Background in food ingredients or commodities trading.
• High accuracy and completeness; review others' work constructively.
• Ownership and accountability; follows issues through to resolution.
• Persistent, structured follow-up with suppliers, banks and insurers.

Responsibilities

• Bookkeeping and Finance
• Foreign banking: capture statements for the CFC account, reconcile, save on server, resolve currency differences.
• Load foreign suppliers as beneficiaries on Nedbank and capture foreign payments with supporting documents.
• Generate APN on e-filling for advance foreign payments.
• Share EDI documents with bank when required.
• Update the foreign supplier summary after each payment.
• Maintain forex summary and reporting on FECs.
• Debtors finance and credit risk: prepare and submit debtors discounting submissions to the bank.
• Maintain debtors credit insurance policy with CGIC.
• Follow up on credit applications and limits; update accounting system.
• Review bank/creditor reconciliations prepared byfinance admin team.
• Support debtors and creditors team with queries and month-end deadlines.
• Reconcile all service supplier accounts; assist accountant with month-end close.
• Identify duplicate payments, unallocated receipts and missing invoices.
• Scrutinize inter-branch transfers and stock adjustments for cost accuracy.
• Procurement administration on instruction from management; maintain quotes database.
• Keep foreign supplier summary up to date with shipments and ETAs.
• Follow up on product specifications and samples; support local procurement as volumes grow.
• Act as admin link between procurement, finance, suppliers and freight agents.
• Raise foreign purchase orders and process GRNs; document processes and suggest improvements.
• Maintain vehicle logbooks and monitor fuel consumption.

Skills

Excel skills

Ownership & accountability

Discretion with financial info

Deadline driven

Mentoring / guiding juniors

Attention to detail

Education

Matric / Senior Certificate

Bookkeeping qualification (ICB / ND or equivalent)

Tools

Sage Pastel/Fusion (MiFusion)

Nedbank business banking

Job description

Objective Personnel in Durbanville, Western Cape, seeks an experienced bookkeeper with exposure to foreign payments, import administration and ERP migrations. You will manage reconciliations, debtor/creditor processes, and liaise with banks and suppliers to ensure accurate financial records.

The role requires a solid bookkeeping background, attention to detail, and the ability to review others’ work while meeting deadlines. A driver’s license and industry experience are essential.