Creditors Bookkeeper

Our client in the Wine and Hospitality industry, based in Franschhoek, is looking for a Bookkeeper focused on Creditors, to join their team. The Creditors bookkeeper will perform a variety of creditor-related duties for the group of companies, with a focus on recording, reconciling and payments.

**Here’s what is needed in the Briefcase**

**Qualifications/Experience**
- Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in accounts receivable and payable.
- Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting payable principles
- Ability to calculate, post and manage accounting figures and financial records
- Time management skills
- Computer skills, including the ability to operate computerised accounting, spreadsheet, and word-processing programs at a highly proficient level (Microsoft Office Sage X3/Sage Enterprise Management)
- Experience in similar hospitality industry an advantage
- Sound experience in Creditors reconciliation to ledgers
- Understanding foreign currency
- Good command of English language, verbal and written

**Behaviours/Skills**
- Strong organizational and administrative skills, meticulous and methodical
- High level of accuracy when recording/capturing of information with attention to detail
- Have analytical, problem-solving skills
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Regional FC to whom they report is based in JHB, so must be Self-starter and Self-motivated. Able to work unsupervised
- Be a team player with good communication skills
- Understand the importance of filing systems
- High Sense of Responsibility and ethical standards
- Excellent performance under pressure ensuring deadline is met
- Sense of ownership and pride in work
- A sense of fun and understanding of the Virgin way of doing things

**Here’s what you’d do to start with for the Hotel**:

- Ensure validity of Invoicing in accordance with purchases policy
- Ensure that allocations are done correctly to the GL account
- Processing and reconciling all supplier invoices
- Remittance preparation for creditors payments
- Load payment on electronic bank system
- Liaising with Suppliers & HOD's in resolving creditors issues
- Processing of bank statements.
- Document control and management, store all supporting documents in electronic system
- Control and process petty cash
- Assist with accounting and administrative functionality needed to enable completion of accounts month and annual year ends.
- Assist in year audits, relating to job functioning.

**Admin & General**
- Will be based in company's premises in Franschhoek, at accounts office
- To manage workload effectively and notify HOD of any concerns
- To attend meetings as required
- To have clear working knowledge of all company policies and always operate within them
- To ensure appearance is according to company policy

**Here’s the deal**
- Permanent Employment (Subject to 3-month probation)
- Basic monthly salary - market related
- 50% Company Contribution on Medical Aid
- 50% Company Contribution on Pension Fund
- 15 working days leave

**Personal Availability**
- You will be expected to work 40 hours a week. Core hours from 8am to 4pm Mon
- Fri
- Flexible working hours as may be required to work overtime to meet deadlines
- Fun and relaxing work environment

General:

- _In keeping with our client’s employment equity requirements, only South African citizens will be considered._
- _Please include your current salary and salary expectations._