Our client, based in Somerset West, is looking to appoint an experienced Bookkeeper and Office Manager. This role will suit an experienced individual, with a strong personality and supervisory or management experience. This role will be on-site.

The ideal candidate will have solid bookkeeping and accounting experience, with a certificate, diploma or degree an advantage, but not a pre-requisite. Working knowledge of accounting packages, especially Xero, will be a positive, as well as previous experience with inventory management and accounting.

First and foremost, the company is looking for a culture fit and the right personality. Training will be provided by the company and its accounting firm, and the incumbent will work closely with these parties.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Capturing of bank statements on Xero.
• Reconciling bank statements.
• Prepare customer invoices.
• invoices Printing of customer age analysis and follow-up on payments due and customer queries.
• Reconciling debtors where necessary and following-up on customer queries and differences.
• Processing of settlement discount where applicable.
• Capturing supplier invoices to be paid.
• Reconciling creditors where necessary and following-up on supplier queries and differences.
• Sending out customer statements.
• Petty Cash - capture expenses and receipts, process bank recon on Xero, distribution of money when needed. Responsible and ownership of the petty cash box.
• Inventory: Checking stock-levels periodically, ensuring that intercompany journals and invoices are raised to reflect correct stock-levels. Daily, weekly and monthly stock reports to management. Assistance in stores when required.
• Manage office and assist with task such as ordering stationery, IT, communications, insurance, vehicle licencing, training, supplier and customer contacts, regulatory compliance, etc.
• Ad hoc duties as required.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Matric.
• Certificate, diploma, degree in accounting, finance or similar, or
• Qualified by experience in a similar role.
• Minimum of 5 years bookkeeping and accounting experience.
• Accounting package experience, preferably Xero or similar.
• Intermediate to advanced MS Excel.
• Additional ‘nice to have’ experience: Office management, inventory, Simpro.

Salary:

• R180,000 to R300,000 per annum, negotiable on experience and qualifications.