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SENIOR BOOKKEEPER (D5125 EW SBOOK)

Overview

Reference
D5125 EW SBOOK

Salary
ZAR/month

Job Location
- South Africa -- City of Cape Town -- Cape Town -- Bellville

Job Type
Permanent

Posted
04 August 2025

Closing date
15 Aug 2025 21:59


A well established company within the Financial Sector is looking for a Senior Bookkeeper. Your:

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)

will enable you to do the following duties:

Procurement and suppliers:

  • Responsible for processing and follow up of primary source documents (supplier invoices, credit notes and payments);
  • Have a basic understanding and awareness of the Group's policies, procedures and Levels of Authority regarding goods and services procured;
  • Maintains the key relationship with the finance department of suppliers and follows up outstanding issues;
  • Responsible for 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;
  • Responsible for ensuring that the 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;
  • Assists in other areas where required.

Special projects:

  • Assists in other areas where required.

Strategic and other areas:

  • Participates in meetings;
  • Basic communication required;
  • Decision-making is limited to timing, speed and quality of subject matter;
  • Basic knowledge on subject matter is required;
  • Carries out principles from policies and strategy;
  • No ability to influence others;
  • Assists in other areas where required Job.


Contact information

Pieter