Permanent - Bookkeeper to Trial Balance - Johannesburg (Incl. Northern Suburbs) - South Africa

Purpose of the job:  

Working as part of a team, supporting the finance department by managing daily accounting tasks with a goal to contribute to the overall efficient operation of the department and help the company be fully aware of its financial condition. In so doing Management, Directors and Shareholders can make the e right decisions and accomplish long term success and enhancing the ability for the Company to reach its target growth

Key performance indicators (KPI’s):

Weekly processing of petty cash in the petty cash, cash book payments

Petty cash bank reconciliation to be concluded by the 3rd of the month for the prior month

Daily processing of payments in the cash book, including ad-hoc payments but not including monthly supplier payments which is processed by Creditors Department

Bank reconciliation to be concluded by the 3rd of the month for the prior month

Reconciliation of control accounts by the 8th of each month for the prior month

Gross profit analysis by the 9th of each month for the prior month

Key Responsibilities:

Petty cash processing and reconciliation

Cash book payment processing including ad-hoc payments but excluding supplier payment that are processed by Creditors

Bank reconciliations

Credit note processing of stock returns and price adjustments

Control account reconciliations

Gross profit analysis

Review month expenditures and assist with the compilation of the management accounts

Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are correctly and accurately recorded 

Assist with other accounting projects as assigned 

Complete other ad-hoc tasks as required 

Support other members of the team as required

Skills/Traits/Competencies:

Appropriate tertiary qualification in Bookkeeping
More than five years’ experience in the field of bookkeeping to trial balance.
Financial literacy and analytical competence.
A good understanding of credit control and debt collection.
Excellent understanding of financial governance policies and regulations
In-depth knowledge of general accounting theories and practices
Excellent computer skills particularly Microsoft Excel
Attention to detail
Knowledge of customer services standards and procedures
Knowledge of effective time management , prioritizing and forward planning practices
Excellent organizational skills with experience of planning own workload to meet deadlines
Discipline and commitment, and able to work without supervision.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral)
Appreciation of the need for tact and diplomacy as appropriate
Displays absolute honesty and maintains unquestionable ethical work standards
Suggests improvement and innovation to the processes to improve the effectiveness of the operation