Starke Ayres: Bookkeeper - Cape Town at Plennegy Group

Description

• A role has become available for a Bookkeeper in our Finance department based in Cape Town. The purpose of this role is to accurately record day-to-day financial transactions and complete the posting process, assisting the Finance team to bring the books to the trial balance stage and ensure up to date. Perform partial checks on the posting process. Reconciling balance sheet accounts and assisting with company VAT returns.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensures timeous and accurate postings of financial information monthly (RSA and Namibia)
• Ensures timeous and accurate postings of the following monthly to comply with Group reporting requirements:
• Bank information
• Garden Centre information
• Fleet Information
• Lease agreements (vehicles)
• Other as requested by manager

Bank Reconciliation(RSA and Namibia)

• Performs monthly cash book reconciliations and addresses outstanding transactions with the relevant departments.
• Balance Sheet Reconciliations (RSA and Namibia)
• Performs monthly reconciliations on balance sheet accounts, ensuring that balances on accounts are supported and addressed, and any unreconciled items are cleared. 

VAT Returns 

• Assists the Financial Manager with preparing the VAT returns 

Filing

• Ensures that all documents are stored in a safe, orderly, and accessible manner whether electronically or hard copies. 

General

• Assists with the year-end audit by completing annual reconciliations as requested by the Financial Manager and providing the audit team with the support required
• Adhoc requests by Financial Director for Financial Manager

Requirements

•  Matric
•  Bachelor’s degree finance or Bookkeeping diploma (degree preferable)
•  5 Years Experience as a bookkeeper
•  MS Office and MS Teams - Advanced Excel
•  Sage X3 (preferable)
•  Good understanding of accounting knowledge
•  Reconciliations
•  Good understanding of systems (ERP)
•  Capturing to trial balance