Bookkeeper

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Our client is in need of a skilled and detail-oriented Bookkeeper to join their firm where trust, expertise, and collaboration are at the heart of everything they do. The team of highly qualified professionals works seamlessly to provide holistic client portfolio management in the insurance, tax, and wealth fields.

Qualifications

• Any recognized Bookkeeping qualification
• Tax practitioner status will receive preference

Experience

• 5+ years’ experience in a similar role / position
• Knowledge of Income Tax and VAT legislation

Responsibilities

• Full bookkeeping function (processing from Cash Book up to Trial Balance)
• Maintaining fixed asset registers
• Reconciliation of finance / loan statements
• Reconciliation of customers and suppliers
• Calculation of VAT and submissions to SARS (VAT201)
• Attending to VAT audits and liaising with SARS
• Calculation of monthly employees’ tax and submission to SARS (EMP201)
• Annual and Bi-annual payroll submissions to SARS via Easy File
• Calculation and submission of Workman’s Compensation
• Preparation of Provisional taxation calculations and submission to SARS
• Liaising with clients

Software

• Sage One
• Pastel Partner
• Microsoft Office (Word / Excel / Outlook / PowerPoint)

Competencies

• Self-starter
• Able to manage own time
• High level of responsibility and accountability
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Honesty and integrity
• Tidy and neat
• Be able to write, speak and understand English and Afrikaans