Senior Bookkeeper

**Bookkeeper Job Description**

**Job Purpose**

The Bookkeeper completes accurate and timely processing of financial transactions within statutory and regulatory guidelines. To provide financial data in order for management to make effective and informed business decisions.

**Job Duties**

**Accounts Payable or Creditors**
- Process all invoices received for payment in compliance with financial policies and procedures.
- Undertake the payment of all creditors in an accurate, efficient and timely manner.
- Perform day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, computing, posting and recording accounts payable data.
- Keep track of all payments and expenditures including payroll, purchase orders, invoices, statements, etc.
- Reconcile processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
- Pay employees by verifying expense reports and preparing payments.
- Pay vendors by scheduling and ensuring payment is received for outstanding credit.
- Respond to all vendor enquiries regarding finance.
- Prepare analyses of accounts and produce monthly reports.

**Accounts Receivable or Debtors**
- Maintain records of amounts owed by customers and amounts paid.
- Process accounts and incoming payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures.
- Prepare bills, invoices and bank deposits.
- Reconcile the accounts receivable ledger to ensure that all payments are accounted for and properly posted.
- Verify discrepancies and resolve clients’ billing issues
- Facilitate payment of invoices due by sending bill reminders and contacting clients
- In non-payment cases, makes the decision to ‘hand over’ to lawyers for collection.
- Generate financial statements and reports detailing accounts receivable status.

**Payroll**
- Process payroll efficiently and accurately.
- Execute pay orders through the relevant electronic systems.
- Calculate payable hours, commissions, bonuses, taxes, and deductions.
- Process new employees, promotions, and terminations.
- Ensure that payslips are issued timeously.
- Enter employee information and payroll data into the applicable system.
- Maintain and update staff and payroll records including new recruits, promotions, leave, and terminations.
- Address and deal with any payroll related queries and concerns.
- Issue statements detailing earnings and deductions.
- Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies.

**General Accounting**
- Prepare the quarterly and annual financial statements and supporting working papers.
- Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and resolve differences.
- Work with operations on budget control and cost tracking.
- Prepare monthly management accounts.
- Maintain Masterfile information (creditors, debtors, payroll, assets) on the accounting system.
- Process and ensure timely bank payments.
- Manage liabilities and commitments within budget constraints, including recording, reconciliation and settlement.
- Perform month-end and year-end accounts closure process.
- Prepare statutory and other SARS returns for submission.
- Maintain statutory and other required registers with supporting documents, including register of payments, insurance claims, register of gifts and fixed assets register.
- Assist with on-going and newly created projects.
- Work with various internal teams and build strong relationships.

**Qualifications**
- Bachelor of Commerce Accounting Degree, Bachelor of Technology in Accounting or equivalent

**Experience**
- Minimum 15 years’ experience as a Financial Accountant or completed SAIPA or SAICA Articles
- Full bookkeeping experience capturing to Balance Sheet
- Experience with completion of statutory returns (VAT, PAYE, UIF, SDL and Workmens Compensation)

**Skills and Knowledge**
- Advanced Excel
- Knowledge of accounting software
- Knowledge of IFRS and VAT

**Competencies**
- Attention to detail
- Analytical
- Planning and organising
- Action orientated
- Communication
- Problem solving
- Initiative
- Critical thinking
- Strong numerical ability
- Self Starter and work independently

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Hyde Park, Gauteng: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Diploma (required)

**Experience**:

- Bookkeeping: 10 years (required)
- Full bookkeeping to Balance Sheet: 10 years (required)