Part-time Bookkeeper at RecruitMyMom

Job Description

• Operating within a multi-entity corporate structure, this part-time on-site position working two days a week, provides essential financial structure and payroll governance across three distinct company frameworks and a dedicated trust. The role centres on bringing complete ledger integrity to an established commercial operation while concurrently maintaining time-sensitive weekly wage and monthly payroll cycles for a combined workforce of approximately 50 individuals.
• The position demands an organised financial administrator who can balance high-volume processing with meticulous document architecture. Based entirely on-site in Somerset West for two days per week, starting on a 3-month contract, the successful candidate will manage dual physical and electronic filing repositories, ensuring that financial records and human resource data are systematically catalogued.

Key Responsibilities

• Weekly Wage Administration: Calculate and manage weekly wage processing for approximately 50 personnel, utilising specialised data tracking infrastructure.
• Monthly Payroll Management: Execute full-cycle monthly payroll processing and statutory submission tracking for a core team of 20 personnel.
• Full-Function Bookkeeping (Commercial): Take complete accountability for the full-function bookkeeping lifecycle up to trial balance for a company processing an annual turnover of R3,000,000.
• Trust Accounting Stewardship: Govern full bookkeeping records and administrative requirements for a Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Trust with an established beneficiary profile.
• Greenfield System Architecture: Setup, initialise, and structure a clean accounting ledger and financial tracking process from scratch for a newly formed, low-activity company.
• HR Document Management: Oversee and structure internal human resource archives, ensuring all personnel files are accurately mirrored across hardcopy and electronic storage networks.

Requirements

• Multifaceted Bookkeeping Background: Minimum of 3–5 years of verified experience managing full bookkeeping pipelines across multiple independent companies or complex trust structures.
• Dual-Cycle Payroll Expertise: Direct, hands-on experience handling regular weekly wage processing for substantial workforces alongside formal monthly salary registers.
• Immediate Availability: Capacity to complete local interviews immediately and step into an active on-site handover by next week.
• Geographical Proximity: Ability to commute reliably for a fixed 2-day weekly on-site presence in Somerset West.
• Desirable Requirements
• Prior exposure to agricultural workforce administration systems

Required Software Skills

• Agrigistics (nice to have)
• Sage VIP
• Microsoft Office Suite (MS Excel, Word, and Outlook)