Bellville: SENIOR BOOKKEEPER

About the Role

An established insurance company is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Bookkeeper to join their team. This role offers an excellent opportunity for a professional with strong bookkeeping experience to grow their career within a reputable organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Procurement and suppliers: Responsible for processing and follow up of primary source documents (supplier invoices, credit notes and payments)
• Maintains the key relationship with the finance department of suppliers and follows up outstanding issues
• Filing all supporting documentation
• Assists in other areas where required
• General accounting records and reconciliations: Prepares cash books and bank reconciliations
• Prepares supplier reconciliations
• Maintains the fixed assets registers including the tagging and location verification of assets
• Processes routine journal entries
• Prepares other reconciliation schedules for routine/simple account balances
• Ensures that primary source documents are correctly reflected in the accounting records
• Assists where requested by the accountant with intercompany transaction schedules and confirmations
• Assists in other areas where required
• Management information: Assist in preparing management information and budget schedules where requested
• Sales function: Responsible for processing and follow up of primary source documents (customer invoices, credit notes, statements, and deposits)
• Assists the accountant to collect outstanding customer balances
• Assists in other areas where required
• Treasury and financial soundness: Reports daily on cash and bank balances
• Plans and co-ordinates the payment release process
• Assists in preparing the weekly and long-term cash flow
• Assists in other areas where required
• Taxation: Prepares and submits VAT returns
• Prepares and submits EMP returns
• Prepares and submits Income Tax returns for simple entities
• Assists in other areas where required
• Audit and year-end: Assists with preparation of information within line of duty to management and the auditors
• Special projects: Assists in other areas where required
• Strategic and other areas: Participates in meetings

Requirements

• Formal Education: Grade 12 with Accounting Certificate or Diploma in Bookkeeping/Accounting or equivalent
• Experience: 5 to 7 years experience in bookkeeping/ accounting function (2 years experience as Bookkeeper II)

Qualifications

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