Accountant / Bookkeeper

Introduction

The Sage Bookkeeper / Accountant  is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records using Sage Accounting/Evolution 200 software. This includes processing day-to-day transactions, reconciling accounts, assist in managing debtors, and preparing financial reports / management accounts monthly to support management decision-making and ensure compliance with statutory requirements as well as reporting to external auditors , banks and other relevant parties.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Bookkeeping & Data Processing

• Capture and process daily financial transactions on Sage (cashbook, journals, invoices, receipts)

• Maintain accurate general ledger, debtors, and creditors accounts

• Process and allocate customer payments and supplier payments

• Reconcile bank statements to the cashbook on Sage

• Post month-end journals (accruals, depreciation, provisions)

2. Debtors & Creditors Management

• Follow up on outstanding debtor accounts and manage collections

• Process supplier invoices and reconcile creditor statements

• Manage payment terms and resolve account queries/disputes

• Maintain age analysis for debtors and creditors

3. Reconciliations & Reporting

• Perform monthly bank, debtor, and creditor reconciliations

• Prepare trial balance and support management accounts preparation Monthly.

• Generate reports from Sage (age analysis, VAT reports, general ledger, income statement, balance sheet)

• Assist with the budgeting process

• Assist with budget vs. actual reporting

4. Statutory & Compliance

• Prepare and reconcile VAT calculations for submission (VAT201)

• Assist with PAYE, UIF, and other statutory submissions where required

• Ensure records are audit-ready and comply with SARS requirements

• Maintain proper filing (physical and electronic) of supporting documentation

5. Administrative Support

• Liaise with auditors during reviews or audits.

• Maintain confidentiality of financial information

• Assist management with ad hoc financial queries and reports

• Keep Sage software/data backups up to date

• Process stock receipts, issues, and adjustments on Pastel

• Assist with stock takes and reconcile physical stock to Pastel records

• Investigate stock variances

• Manage , Balance and reconcile intercompay transactions.

6.General

• The successful candidate might be required between branches ( Pretoria - Cape Town)

Desired Experience & Qualification

• Matric with Accounting and higher grade mathematics

• Degree in Accounting.

• Minimum 10-12 years' bookkeeping experience, with hands-on Sage Accounting Evolution experience

• Solid understanding of VAT, basic payroll principles, and good accounting principles

• Proficient in MS Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP , IF formulas etc)

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail

• Strong organizational and time-management skills

• Experience in the FMCG industry is a bonus.

• Must be willing and able to travel

Package & Remuneration

Range will be between R 25,000.00 and R 50,000.00 per month.

Interested?

• Are you able to work on Saturdays if required ?

• Have you worked in the FMCG space previously ?

• Notice period ?

• Do you have reliable transport to get to and from work ?

• Are you able to independently prepare a set of management accounts /Trial balance ?

• Are you able to interpret and explain the numbers in the set of management accounts ?

• Are you able to travel to pretoria , if required ?

• Have you managed a team before? and , how many people?