Job Description

Bookkeeper / Junior Accountant


2023-11-28 - 2023-12-03

Permanent

WC000021



Accounting / Professional



Western Cape, George

R20 000 - R25 000 Monthly
Our client is a large group of companies with their Head Office in the Eastern Cape.

This person will work at branch level in George, reporting to the Accountant and General Manager.

Work Experience requirement:

• Minimum of 3 yearsxe2x80x99 accounting related experience
• Minimum 2 yearsxe2x80x99 commercial experience

Educational requirements:

• Matric or equivalent
• Relevant qualification and experience
• Computer literate (MS Office, Palladium, Omni or similar)

Overview of this function:

General Accounting:

• Maintain accurate sets of accounts/ bank reconciliations.
• Accurate reconciliation of control accounts.
• Monitor & ensure that a high standard of financial hygiene is maintained in all accounting practices.
• Ensure all data capturing is done accurately and on time and all deadlines are met.
• Interact effectively with management and communicate any operational problems to management immediately to ensure that there is follow up and problems are resolved.
• Ensure the implementation and maintenance of policies and procedures as communicated by management.
• Ensure accurate and up to date processing of daily required reports.

Creditors:

• Deal with all creditor queries and interact with suppliers to ensure that creditor recons are clean.
• Ensure accurate processing of invoices by data capturers and the timeous authorization of invoices by management.
• Capture sundry invoices and ensure complete and accurate payment of creditors on the due dates.
• Compile accurate creditorxe2x80x99s reconciliations before doing any creditor payments.
• Prepare the necessary paperwork for supplier payments and ensure accounts are paid timeously, taking any discount if relevant.
• Ensure communication with management and that policies and procedures, as communicated by management, are adhered to.
• Ensure that, if required, only valid journals are posted and approved by management.

General

• Carry out any other ad hoc duties as and when required by management.
• Liaise with different personnel, as is required, to prevent delays and on-time delivery.
• Ensure knowledge of companyxe2x80x99s Human Resources policies and procedures
• Ensure high quality standards of work are always adhered to.
• Prepare and Process Payroll timesheets.

Working hours: 08h00 xe2x80x93 17h00 Monday to Friday
You may be required to assist over some weekends and stock count hours might be required.

For more information please contact:
Tracy Coughlan