Bookkeeper

SUMMARY:
Our client in the wholesale/retail industry is seeking a competent Bookkeeper to join their team at the Durban head office.

POSITION INFO:
Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day bookkeeping duties, including maintain and update financial records, including data entry, bank reconciliations, ledgers and journals.
• Assist in the Preparation of financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
• Assist in the Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports.
• Assist in the preparation of budgets and financial forecasts.
• Understanding of managing debtors and creditors.
• Verification and supervision of creditors clerks
• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulations.
• Collaborate with other team members and clients to provide financial insights and support.
• Maintain organized and secure financial filing systems.
• Handle confidential information with integrity and discretion.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Finance Manager. 
• Monitoring daily communications and answering any queries
• Ensuring payments, amounts and records are correct.
• Working with spreadsheets, sales and purchase ledgers and journals.
• Recording and filing cash transactions.
• Controlling credit and chasing debt.
• Invoice processing and filing.
• Processing expense requests for approval.
• Bank reconciliation.
• Liaising with third party providers, clients and suppliers.
• Updating and maintaining procedural documentation
•  Knowledge of journal entries (GL Accounts)
• Reconciliation of GL Accounts
• Preparation of Vat reconciliation and submission
• Maintaining and recording of fixed assets
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• Grade 12
• A Bachelor's degree or Diploma in accounting, finance or a related field may be preferred
• 4-5 years of previous bookkeeping experience
• Working knowledge of Excel and other Microsoft Office Suite
• Pastel Evolution experience preferred
• Arch Systems experience beneficial
• Ability to quickly learn and utilize industry-specific accounting packages
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to multitask across different types of accounting-related projects