Our client, based in Somerset West, is looking to appoint an experienced Bookkeeper and Office Manager. This role will suit an experienced individual, with a strong personality and supervisory or management experience. This role will be on-site.
The ideal candidate will have solid bookkeeping and accounting experience, with a certificate, diploma or degree an advantage, but not a pre-requisite. Working knowledge of accounting packages, especially Xero, will be a positive, as well as previous experience with inventory management and accounting.
First and foremost, the company is looking for a culture fit and the right personality. Training will be provided by the company and its accounting firm, and the incumbent will work closely with these parties.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Capturing of bank statements on Xero.
- Reconciling bank statements.
- Prepare customer invoices.
- invoices Printing of customer age analysis and follow-up on payments due and customer queries.
- Reconciling debtors where necessary and following-up on customer queries and differences.
- Processing of settlement discount where applicable.
- Capturing supplier invoices to be paid.
- Reconciling creditors where necessary and following-up on supplier queries and differences.
- Sending out customer statements.
- Petty Cash - capture expenses and receipts, process bank recon on Xero, distribution of money when needed. Responsible and ownership of the petty cash box.
- Inventory: Checking stock-levels periodically, ensuring that intercompany journals and invoices are raised to reflect correct stock-levels. Daily, weekly and monthly stock reports to management. Assistance in stores when required.
- Manage office and assist with task such as ordering stationery, IT, communications, insurance, vehicle licencing, training, supplier and customer contacts, regulatory compliance, etc.
- Ad hoc duties as required.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Matric.
- Certificate, diploma, degree in accounting, finance or similar, or
- Qualified by experience in a similar role.
- Minimum of 5 years bookkeeping and accounting experience.
- Accounting package experience, preferably Xero or similar.
- Intermediate to advanced MS Excel.
- Additional ‘nice to have’ experience: Office management, inventory, Simpro.
Salary:
- R180,000 to R300,000 per annum, negotiable on experience and qualifications.
