Job Description

Department:

Finance

Position name :

Bookkeeper

Position info

We are seeking an innovative and experienced Bookkeeper to join our team.

The ideal candidate should possess a solid understanding of accounting principles and practices.

Company info relevant to role:

The Daly Group is a dynamic, fast moving, entrepreneur led group of 8 companies spanning 5 industries. It has big ambitious vision and requires a remarkable Finance Team to be its value adding business partner in

supporting the achieving of its goals.

Permanent:

3 months' probation then permanent in position

Purpose of the Job:

To accurately record, organize and maintain financial transactions, to ensure the financial records of the company are accounted for efficiently and timeously, to assist in maintaining sound financial control and achieving fair

presentation of the financial statements.

Minimum:

1 choice is BCom Accounting (with Auditing), or alternatively a Financial

Qualifications and

Experience

Diploma with results 65%+ across all subjects

Matric Mathematics (Core/Higher Grade) minimum 55%

5 years general accounts dept. experience

NOTE:

(Listed in order of priority)

: (auditing & legal firm experience is advantageous)

Strong Excel skills & working knowledge of other MS Office programs

Advanced working knowledge of Pastel Partner

Experience in a multi-company (4 or more) financial accounting dept.

Knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, and accounting standards

Competencies

Integrity

Team player (commitment, consideration to, and collaborative with team)

Mature and professional

Strong communication & interpersonal skills

Self-motivated, proactive, independent worker

Quick learner & strong desire to continue learning & developing

Problem solving skills and solutions orientated thinking

Savvy in an unstructured environment i.e. rely on self-initiative to complete a task, rather than an existing system achieving the outputs

Able to adapt to change in a fast paced entrepreneurial environment

Strong work ethic, able to work under pressure & meet deadlines

Excellent attention to detail, accuracy & analytical skills

Logical and systematic/methodical way of working

Required

NOTE:

(Listed in order of

priority)

Additional

Competency Testing:

Skills (Excel, Financial Competency, Bookkeeping) & Polygraph tests

Working Hours:

Mon to Fri - 07h30 to 16h00

Overtime as per operational requirements.

AdditionalNotes/Specifications

:

Job is +- minimum 60% "Work from Home" based

However, initial training and onboarding will require minimum 2 - 3 months "Work from Office"

Job Responsibilities:DutiesandResponsibilities

Bookkeeping and financial control within 2 or more of the 8 companies in the Daly Group

Ad hoc functions

JobTaskAnalysis

Bookkeeping and financial control

Daily payover preparation,cashbookmaintenance and payment loading using various Online Banks

Pay over preparation involves working with Excel reports & bank statements to prepare a schedule of funds that are due to clients in respect of customer's debts collected on their behalf

Processingofbooks uptoTrialBalance inPastel

Record full financial transactions - Debtors, Creditors and Bank including completion of bank reconciliations

Processing of journals e.g. depreciation, finance charges, payroll, prepayments, expense and income accruals

Managementofdebtorsandcreditorscontrol

Emailing of invoices & statements to debtors

Preparing debtors reconciliations for customer queries

Follow up on outstanding debtor payments and queries

Ensuring supplier invoices are adequately authorised for payment

Preparing creditors ledger reconciliations to the statements

Preparing & loading payments using various Online Banks

Follow up on outstanding creditor queries

PreparingmonthendGeneralLedgerreconciliations

The reconciliation & validation of income statement and balance sheet accounts with supporting documentation

Summarising and reconciling intercompany transactions and balances

Thecompletion&submissionofstatutoryreturns

The completion & submission of the VAT201 returns

The completion & submission of the EMP201 & COIDA returns

Ad hoc functions

Assist in the preparation of budgets and financial forecasts.

Assisting with financial queries, calculations and investigations

Assisting with year-end audits

Assisting with covering & being the back up for other team members who are temporarily away on leave

Due to the nature of the business assist in any other areas should it be necessary

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person