Senior Bookkeeper with Forex - 3 month temp assignment

Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities:

  Closing and opening of new month on pastel evolution

• Update all month end Exco reports

• Check Petrol Recon and check fuel breakdown on garage account

• Check Paycity and draw up payment requisitions

• Updating and maintaining all cashbooks on all bank accounts

• Checking debtors and creditors and liaising with Finance Admin on payment allocations

• Handle Adhoc requests from management

• Creditors pre-payment checking

• Credit card recon

• Unpaid platform clients

• Month end journal updates

• Calculating and claiming profit and loss on all international supplier accounts

• Manage all Foreign supplier accounts i.e payments for stock purchases

• Compile and submit supporting documents for FEC rate bookings & foreign payments

• Monthly sim audit journals

• Prepare audit file and documents for auditors

• Oversee company imports, exports, forwarders and some couriers

• Signing off on local orders

• Oversee receptionist / Finance clerk

• Oversee the cleaning lady

• Preparing and submitting PAYE on SARS E-filing

• Preparing and submitting VAT on SARS E-filing

• Updating fixed Asset register

• Handle petrol and all staff claims / reimbursement

• Petty Cash Recon & employee reimbursements

• Handle and keep petty cash & key box

• Revaluation on CFC accounts when funds are available in the accounts

• Recons on supplier and debtor accounts when not balancing

• Process and verify all credit terms requests

• Bookeeping for 2 company accounts

Qualifications

1. A tertiary qualification (Accounting / Finance Degree / Diploma)

Skills / Experience required

Bookkeeping financial experience essential of at least 5 – 10 years

Pastel Evolution experience

Forward exchange contracts experience

Imports and Exports experience

Air and Sea freight shipping experience

System Orientated

Good organized Admin Skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Debtors and Creditors experience essential