South Africa: Junior Bookkeeper posted by Signa Opportunity

About the Role

We are seeking a Junior Bookkeeper to join our team at Signa Opportunity. As a key member of our financial support services, you will be responsible for managing the process registration, amending and updating the compliance of entities on various statutory body platforms. You will also process and review cashbooks and prepare them for submission to various statutory bodies as per client requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Receiving tasks allocated via internal system, updating task progress, and reporting to line managers and/or clients on task progress.
• Attending weekly “Catch-Up” session to provide task progress, feedback on allocated tasks.
• Collection of client documents to process cashbooks onto internal system.
• Registration, maintenance and updating of clients on various statutory body platforms.
• Creating invoices and/or credit notes for all tasks allocated and communicating invoices with clients via telephone, Whatsapp and/or email.
• Attending to and following up on queries, outstanding information related to allocated and/or unallocated tasks.
• Attending to documentation management and control (filing).

Requirements

• South African Unemployed youth between the ages of 18 and 34.
• Must not have participated on the YES programme before.
• Matric.
• Bookkeeping or accounting qualification plus knowledge in relevant software package.
• Good standard of education including English and Maths (or equivalent).
• Sound understanding of statutory returns.
• Good knowledge of general administrative processes.
• Good understanding of organizational processes and practices.
• Relevant experience in a related role.
• Statutory returns (required).

Skills

• Understanding of accounting systems, controls, and processes.
• Good knowledge of general administrative processes.
• Good understanding of business calendar and priority events.
• Good inter-personal skills.
• Ability to compile and analyze statistics.
• Excellent organizing skills.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Good time management skills.
• Strong computer literacy especially in MS applications.

Competencies

• Pressure resilient
• Customer Orientated
• Proactive
• Detail orientated
• Multitask focus

Systems / Online Portals you will be using:

• Microsoft Teams.
• Tasks in a Box.
• Sage Xpress 50 CC (Accounting).
• Sage Payroll.
• Microsoft Office.
• South African Revenue Services – (SARS eFiling).
• Construction Industry Development Board Online Portal – (CIDB).
• Private Security Industry Regulation Authority Registration Portal (PSIRA).
• Central Supplier Database Online Portal – (CSD).
• Department of Employment and Labour Online Submission Portal.

Salary & Benefits

Please consider your application unsuccessful when you have not heard from the Signa Opportunity team within two weeks of submitting your application.