Cape Town: Bookkeeper posted by JenRecruitment
Posted on 2025-05-01 00:00:00
| Employer | JenRecruitment |
|---|---|
| Category | Industrial Engineering |
| Location | Western Cape / Cape Town |
Job Summary
We are seeking a detail-oriented and reliable Bookkeeper to join our growing team. In this role, youll be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, managing day-to-day transactions, preparing reports, and supporting month-end and year-end financial processes. The ideal candidate has strong organizational skills, a keen eye for detail, and a solid understanding of accounting principles.
The ideal candidate is a self-motivated and analytical individual with a systematic approach to work, as well as the ability to work independently and accurately under pressure. The individual need to have excellent planning skills and be able to work with multiple companies.
The successful candidate will be responsible for (but not limited to) the following duties and responsibilities for our group of companies:
- Recording Transactions: Accurately enter financial transactions (sales, purchases, payments, receipts and journals) into accounting software or ledgers.
- Maintaining Ledgers: Ensure ledger entries are accurate and complete, regularly reconciling discrepancies in financial records.
- Bank Reconciliation: Perform monthly bank reconciliations to ensure the accuracy of financial data.
- Reconciliation: Perform monthly reconciliations on all balance sheet accounts and ledgers.
- Management and reconciliation of : Petty cash, Credit card purchase and sales rep travel and accommodation expense
- Fleet management: Managing fuel cards, logbooks and the accounting function for fleet vehicles
- Tax Preparation Support: Assist in gathering and organizing financial data for tax preparation and audits, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations. Monthly VAT201 and 201 reconciliation and submission.
- Financial Reporting: Prepare and generate financial reports for internal review.
- Purchase orders: Manage the purchase order process ( Making out PO creation, sending to Supplier, follow up regarding deliveries, batching PO to delivery note and reporting on outstanding POs at month end .
- Audit: Assisting in preparing the annual audit files and providing feedback to auditors.
- All other financial and administrative duties related to this position.
Essential qualifications, skills, and experience:
- Education: Degree or certificate in accounting, finance, or related field. Certified Bookkeeper qualification is a plus.
- Experience: Minimum 5 years proven experience in bookkeeping or a similar role with strong familiarity with accounting software (SYSPRO advantage)
- Skills: Strong understanding of accounting principles, attention to detail, proficiency in MS Excel, and excellent organizational abilities.
- Analytical Skills: Ability to interpret financial data and identify trends or discrepancies.
- Communication: Clear and effective communication skills to work with internal teams, clients, and vendors.- Bilingual (English and Afrikaans)
- Ethical Standards: High level of integrity and confidentiality in handling financial data.
- Deadline Driven: Understanding the importance of deadlines and ensuring sufficient planning so that deadlines are met at all times
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