Junior Bookkeeper

**PREREQUISITES**:

- Clean ITC check.
- Clean criminal check.
- Signing of the company’s confidentiality agreement.

**QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE**
- Matric.
- Tertiary or equivalent qualification (advantageous).
- At least 5 years’ experience in the accounting field.
- Sage Pastel Evolution.
- Intermediate to advanced MS Excel.

**SKILLS REQUIRED**
- Intermediate Excel (must have).
- Pastel SAGE Evolution experience (preferred).
- Cashbook experience (must have).
- Creditors experience (must have).
- Bookkeeping to Balance Sheet (advantageous).
- Good verbal skills and ability to work independent and in a team.
- Should have knowledge of ethical accounting practices and ensure they are adhered to.
- Should have good oral and written communication skills.
- Should have attention to detail and ability to work fast and accurate under pressure.

**DUTIES & KNOWLEDGE**

Basic duties include but are not limited to:

- Assisting the Group Finance Executive.
- Monthly Reconciliations.
- Full Creditors and Bookkeeper Function up to Balance Sheet.
- Daily processing and/or reviewing of all cashbooks.
- Full Creditors function (Local & Foreign) - Preparing payments daily/weekly/monthly.
- Bank Reconciliation (Weekly and Monthly).
- Other reconciliations (e.g.: Rebates, Online partners, etc).
- General Ledger Reconciliation.
- Daily cashflow report preparation.
- Daily checking and updating of Exchange Rates.
- Daily processing of all documentation according to the company requirements.
- Creditors Reconciliations and following up on account discrepancies.
- Creditors’ Payments - Local and Foreign.
- Timeous Completion of all reconciliations and payments.
- Filing of all company documentation according to specified systems.
- Meeting monthly deadlines.
- Completing company documents (Credit Applications, etc).
- Process information regarding expenses and monthly credit card recons.
- Ensure creditors are paid on time.
- Verify the accuracy of calculations.
- Handling information and taking instructions.
- Completion and preparation of reports (Rebates, Inter-company expense report, GL Recons).
- Monthly Nedfleet petrol card reconciliations.
- Passing of monthly journals and inter-company expenses.
- Processing monthly Expenses and monthly Expense analysis.
- Ensuring that Supplier invoices are captured accurately and timeously once stock has been received.
- Calculation monthly VAT and submit for approval by the 25th.
- Following up on outstanding GRV’s from Procurement.
- Collecting all slips for credit cards used by authorised personnel and communicating any variances.
- Preparing of monthly management accounts (Income Statement with expense comparison).
- Price updates.
- Customer queries and following up on outstanding accounts.
- Balance Sheet recons.
- Month end processing.
- Maintain company Asset register.
- Any Ad Hoc duties relating to the position.
- This description is a general statement of required major duties and responsibilities performed on a regular and continuous basis. It does not exclude other duties as assigned. _