Job Description

Main Responsibilities:
Bookkeeping

• General bookkeeping and accounting functions for local and foreign entities, including journal posting, managing the general ledger, bank reconciliations etc
• Preparation of schedules (accruals/cross charges etc) for monthly management accounts
• Payment of invoices, manage creditors age analysis for local and foreign entities
• Review and analyse the accuracy of all supplier invoices, ensuring they have been allocated to the correct expense accounts.
• Managing travel advances, travel expenses and managing directors expenses
• Raising invoices in accordance with the engagement letters and preparing debtors age analysis
• Maintaining and reconciling fixed assets schedules, depreciation schedule, acquisitions and disposals of assets
• Assist with the preparation of monthly management accounts
• Assist with yearly budgets
• Assist with yearly audit
• Assisting with weekly cash flow forecasting
• Posting the payroll journal and perform a recon
• EMP501 Reconciliations and submissions
• Assist Finance Specialist with various ad hoc tasks

General Admin

• Assist HR with payroll processing and reconciliation against payments
• Assisting Legal with maintaining records, filings and important documents
• Maintenance of the engagement letters, filings and important documents

Tax and Compliance

• Submission of VAT201
• Submission of EMP201, EMP501
• Maintain share register/schedule
• Maintain CIPC registration

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12
• NDip/ Degree in Finance/Accounting with 2 years working experience
• At least 2 years experience in a payroll administration, payments, general ledger
• Detailed knowledge of statutory requirements i.e. PAYE, UIF, SDL, COIDA
• Computer literate (Excel - Advanced)
• SageOne Accounting/ Xero experience

Skills Required