Manage trust and business accounting functions, including reconciliations, payments, investment management, payroll processing, and financial reporting, ensuring accuracy and compliance within a legal finance environment.

Tech skills:

• Strong MS Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook), with advanced Excel abilities.
• Experience with Pastel Partner (this one’s a must!).
• Familiarity with AJS Web (a nice bonus).
• Overall computer literacy.

Other must-haves:

• A team player who collaborates well.
• Good decision-making skills.
• Detail-oriented, accurate, and proactive.
• Experience handling inter-company loan accounts.
• Solid understanding of debits and credits.

Trust Division

Responsibilities:

• Assist with trust bank statements, receipts, and reconciliations.
• Authorise, load, and update payment transactions.
• Manage investments (opening, closing, guarantees, postings, and reconciliations).
• Handle journals, fee updates, and bank account verifications.
• Address daily queries and maintain bank confirmation letters.
• Manage trust bank statements, investment reports, and interest rates.
• Issue invoice numbers and release forex funds.

Business Division

Responsibilities:

• Send business bank statements and perform reconciliations.
• Update and verify fees, transactions, and inter-company loans.
• Assist with financial tasks in Pastel, payroll journals, and SARS submissions.
• Manage AJS month-end/year-end and draft management accounts.
• Support audits, interact with banks, and review bookkeepers` reconciliations.
• Ensure financial compliance, reporting, and policy updates.
• Oversee petty cash and year-end journal postings.

The position offers around R15k – R18k CTC per month. Note that the employer will offer a remuneration package based on market standards, considering the candidate`s qualifications, skills, and experience.

NOTE: We ONLY accept online applications. We do not consider direct applications via Whatsapp or email. 
Legal Bookkeeper position available in Gauteng, Gauteng. This job position was posted by Pillango Placements. The job has been posted as a char8000 ad on 2025-02-28 at 01:20:56 in the Legal category

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