Contract Bookkeeper

7 days ago

Cape Town, South Africa SFG ENGINEERING SERVICES (PTY) LTD Full time

**Job Overview**

**6 month contract role**

As a bookkeeper you are responsible for maintaining the organisation’s key accounting records, known as ledgers. Your day-to-day activities include recording transactions such as income and outgoings, and posting them to various accounts, reconciling to third party data, processing payments, financial reporting and assisting on financial projects when required.

**Responsibilities and Duties**:

- Collaborate with accounting team to support various accounting projects and activities on a daily basis.
- Provide assistance to prepare financial statements according to company policies.
- Prepare financial status and analysis reports for Board of Directors.
- Perform journal entries as per established and statutory accounting standards.
- Carry out reconciliations of account, general ledger and sub-ledger.
- Maintain general ledger at account level.
- Provide financial information for business analysis and auditing when needed.
- Process payments and invoices accurately and timely as per company procedures.
- Verify financial statements, ledgers and accounts for errors and make appropriate corrections or refer to supervisor if errors are of complex nature.
- Answer customer queries and issues in timely and accurate manner.
- Prepare, reconcile and record the payments.
- Prepare and submit expense reports to management for approval.
- Prepare management reports related to accounts payable and receivables.
- Prepare period end journals for prepayments, accruals, commission payments and depreciation.
- Perform account reconciliations and ensure all ledgers are closed as per company law.

**Knowledge, skills and abilities**
- Organised
- Time management
- Numerate and analytical
- A genuine passion for accounting
- Accountable and reliable
- High level of integrity and trustworthiness
- Deadline focused
- Ability to work in high pressure environment with mínimal supervision
- Good command of written and spoken English
- Communicator & motivator with ability to communicate across all levels.

**Qualifications**:

- A minimum qualification of Matric National Senior Certificate, a B.COM or other accounting or bookkeeping qualification.
- Ideally Qualified SAIPA Accountant

**Please send an updated detailed CV, copy of id and certificates when applying**

**Job Types**: Part-time, Temp to perm
Contract length: 6 months

**Salary**: R1,000.00 - R1,001.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Cape Town, Western Cape: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Diploma (required)

**Experience**:

- Bookkeeping: 5 years (required)
- Buildsmart: 3 years (required)
- accounting records: 3 years (required)
- Financial analysis: 3 years (required)
- statements. ledgers, reconcilliations: 3 years (required)

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