SUMMARY:
Our client in the sheet metal and fabrication industry is urgently looking to employ an experienced Senior Bookkeeper at their organization
POSITION INFO:
Location: Wynberg, Sandton
Requirements:
- Bookkeeping/Finance Qualification
- 5-10 years of experience as a Bookkeeper/in a similar financial position
- Experience with various ERP Systems (Pastel, Sage, Syspro, MIETrak)
- Must be fluent in Afrikaans
Key ResponsibilitiesDebtors & Creditors Management- Maintain and update outstanding debtors reports.
- Issue and process customer invoices and credit notes.
- Send customer statements and follow up on outstanding payments.
- Perform customer age analysis.
- Capture and reconcile supplier invoices.
- Perform supplier reconciliations and resolve queries.
- Liaise with customers and suppliers to address and resolve account-related queries.
- Process finance charges where applicable.
Financial Reporting & Reconciliations- Prepare daily turnover reports (CIS & CE).
- Update daily received payments (CIS & CE).
- Perform VAT reconciliations and assist with VAT submissions.
- Reconcile cashbooks, petty cash, and credit cards.
- Process journal entries, including foreign exchange gain/loss journals.
- Reconcile EURO and other foreign currency payments.
- Prepare management accounts and financial statistics.
- Maintain and update the asset register.
Compliance & Governance- Maintain BEE procurement records and update supplier BEE status on MIE Trak.
- Prepare documentation and files for financial and customer audits.
- Assist with stock takes.
- Ensure compliance with internal financial controls and procedures.
Payments & Banking- Set up ad hoc and monthly payments.
- Issue and reconcile petty cash.
- Approve purchase orders on MIE Trak.
- Verify purchase orders prior to processing.
Systems & Administration- Update invoices and maintain records on ERP systems.
- Maintain supplier and customer information on Pastel and MIE Trak.
- Assist with invoicing in the absence of the Admin Clerk.
- Assist with purchasing in the absence of the Procurement Clerk.
- Manage vehicle licence renewals.
- Order office refreshments, consumables (including Sanitech), and stationery.
Audit & Operational Support- Prepare audit files and supporting documentation.
- Support financial and customer audits.
- Participate in stock takes and related recon
