Cape Town City Centre: Bookkeeper | Construction/Engineering Sector – Blackheath Industria CPT

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Bookkeeper to join our team at Blackheath Industria in Cape Town City Centre. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of all financial transactions, while maintaining records to support financial reporting and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Capture all supplier and customer transactions in Pastel/Sage/Xero
• Process journals as instructed by financial controller
• Maintain accurate general ledger records
• Capture supplier invoices, reconcile supplier statements, prepare payment schedules, generate invoices strictly from approved quotations, ensure supporting documentation (quotation delivery note), maintain debtor ageing and follow up on outstanding amounts
• Liaise with sales and dispatch regarding payments received
• Obtain completed credit applications, gather support documentation, perform credit checks, maintain customer credit file, prepare monthly credit control reports
• Process back transactions, perform monthly bank reconciliations
• Capture & verify labour timesheets, ensure support documentation for leave and absenteeism, calculate commission schedules, submit wages and commission payroll inputs to external provider
• Manage new AARTO penalty system, renewal of motor vehicle licensing, management of traffic fines
• Ensure correct VAT treatment on all transactions, prepare VAT reconciliations and VAT 201 workings, submit to Financial Controller for review, maintain supporting VAT documentation
• Capture stock movements, assist with stock counts, reconcile stock records
• Complete reconciliations (bank, debtors, creditors, inventory), ensure all transactions completed
• Maintain full audit trail, ensure all transactions have supporting documentation

Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualification in bookkeeping/accounting/financial administration
• Minimum of 5 years experience in a Bookkeeping role
• Working experience with Pastel/Sage/Xero software application
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English & Afrikaans
• Detail consciousness with a drive to implement and complete tasks at hand
• Previous exposure to construction, engineering or architecture industries will be advantageous
• Previous experience in stock take & stock control/inventory management
• Computer literacy in Microsoft office essentials (Intermediate Advanced excel skills)

Qualifications

• Formal education/certifications (Bachelor’s, LLB, Matric, etc.) are not required for this role.

Salary & Benefits

• Monthly Cost to Company (Negotiable and based on experience, qualifications and skill set)