Senior Bookkeeper at SnapnSave

Job description

Reports to: Head of Finance

Start date: 1 August 2017

Compensation: R25,000 per month negotiable

Are you self-motivated and passionate about numbers? Do you want to work with a very dynamic team and be constantly challenged? Join one of South Africa’s fastest growing tech start-ups that is re-shaping the digital promotional atmosphere.

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Senior Bookkeeper to assist our Head of Finance take our finance team to greater heights. The ideal candidate should be passionate about numbers, obsessed about attention to detail, have a high level of emotional intelligence, and have an innovative mind set of improving controls and processes to improve efficiencies.

Key Responsibilities Include:

Overall responsibility of managing the financial and payroll function independently, for a highly innovative, fast-moving tech company.

Responsibilities:

• General
• Full accounting function up to trial balance
• Capturing of the various cash books
• Reconciliation of cash books to bank statement
• Ensuring General ledger accounts balance monthly
• Capture all related general ledger entries
• Accruals & Balance Sheet Schedules and - recons
• Analysis - Expenses, Leave Schedules
• Supplier invoice processing, and reconciliations
• Supplier liaison
• Customer liaison and debt collection
• Calculation of PAYE and UIF and completion of returns via SARS
• Monthly processing of salaries
• Weekly cash flow forecast
• Preparation of customer invoices and follow-up on payments
• Manage HR files and related statutory documentation
• Management of asset record keeping and annual verification process
• Preparation of monthly payments
• Reconciliation and control of staff travel expenses
• Assisting with various other admin functions and/or ad hoc
• reconciliations
• Maintain filing and record-keeping system including referencing to bank statements
• Reporting:
• Preparation of Monthly Month end Pack
• Export Income Statement and Balance Sheet into Monthly Executive Financial Report
• Analysis and Explanation of expense variances
• Annual
• Preparation of financial year end file and audit pack
• All SARS Returns
• Year-end roll over
• Salary year end procedure and EMP501 control and submission (bi-annually)
• Ensure that tax clearance certificate is up to date
• Audit preparation and attending to audit queries

Core Competencies:

• A relevant post-school accounting qualification
• Completed SAIPA or SAICA articles
• 3+ years full function Bookkeeping & Payroll experience
• Auditing and accounting experience will be beneficial
• Advanced level MS Excel skills
• Sage/Pastel Accounting or any other Accounting software package experience
• Sage Payroll experience would be beneficial

Person specific requirements:

• Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Ethical and professional work standard
• Leadership experience
• Ability to work under pressure, multitask and prioritise work
• Creative problem solving skills
• High level of emotional intelligence
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills on (verbal and written)
• Able to work well within a team as well as independently
• Able to adapt to change

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Amazing leave incentives include work from home
• Flexi working arrangements
• Beautiful views of Table Mountain from our trendy Garden offices
• Free Deluxe coffee

Other aspects:

• Valid driver’s license or reliable transport
• Contactable References
• Must be living in Cape Town
• Clear ITC record

Available to start 1 August 2017

Be willing to travel to office based in CBD, Cape Town

While we would really like to respond to every application, should you not be contacted for this position within 10 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.

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