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Senior Bookkeeper

Employer
LWR International Ltd
Location
Sandton Sandton North Johannesburg, South Africa
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Mar 25, 2023

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Job Role
Book Keeper
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Role

The Senior Bookkeeper will be responsible for maintaining records of financial transactions and ensuring compliance with legal requirements.

General Bookkeeper tasks:
  • Balance general ledger by preparing a trial balance; reconciling entries.
  • Create and distribute IRP5's.
  • Capture and submit statutory returns relating to Tax, UIF, SDL, and OID.
  • Deal with any possible SARS queries (e.g., penalties and interest, unprocessed returns, refunds, tax clearance, etc.).
  • Ensure that all the information requested for auditing is available.
  • Conduct bank reconciliations.
  • Maintain and reconcile petty cash expenditure.
  • Complete filing for easy document retrieval purposes.
  • Prepare and maintain standard and ad hoc reports and conduct appropriate audits to ensure data integrity.


Payroll:
  • Obtain the relevant documentation from Operations Manager/Financial Manager regarding leave and process for payroll.
  • Obtain final payroll authorisation from Financial Manager before salaries are paid.
  • Distribute employee pay slips.


Debtors and Creditors:
  • Assist with debt collection.
  • Understanding of debtor's invoices according to invoice specifications and requirements.
  • Compile and distribute monthly debtors' age analysis.
  • Debtors' recovery - follow up on all overdue invoices, documenting correspondence and taking the appropriate action to ensure prompt recovery.
  • Capture all creditor invoices received.
  • Manage and follow up on creditor related transactions and documentation.
  • Reconcile statements.
  • Reconcile control accounts relating to debtors and creditors.
  • Process credit notes and adjustments if required.
  • Prepare monthly payment requisitions and creditors due report.


Governance:
  • Adhere to company policy and internal processes.
  • Safeguard documentation and other sensitive information for confidentiality reasons.
  • Abide by set timelines.
  • Adhere to all statutory provisions and financial acts.
  • Calculate and record statutory returns.
  • Establish and maintain an efficient filing system for all hard and electronic copies of documents.


Client and Vendor Management:
  • Professional communication and interaction with client.
  • Liaise with clients, build and develop relationships.
  • Escalate un-solved client queries and complaints.
  • Assist any individual internal/external with regards to financial queries and processes


Additional:
  • Handle additional administrative and accounting tasks as required.


Skills and experience you bring to the role:
  • Diploma or degree in Accounting or Business Administration will be advantageous.
  • At least 5 years previous experience in an accounting environment. Bookkeeping to balance sheet essential.
  • Knowledge of attorney's trust accounts an advantage.
  • Must have valid driver's license and own reliable transport.
  • Knowledge of VAT regulations.
  • Great time management skills.
  • Confident in building strong working relationships.
  • Strong Excel, Word, and Outlook skills.
  • Must have GhostPractice.
  • Must reside around Johannesburg

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