Senior Bookkeeper

• Accounting Firm based in Paarl is looking for a Senior Bookkeeper to provide bookkeeping services to its clients.

• The company endeavour to provide high-quality data readily available for various uses including reporting , decision making and finance applications . The bookkeeping team is integral to providing this service to clients. The primary purpose for this position is to perform and oversee advanced bookkeeping functions for the clients

• You are responsible for recording and maintaining day to day business financial transactions of clients such as sales, invoices, purchases, expenses receipts and payments into general ledgers.

• The general ledgers are used to produce management reports which include balance sheet, income statement, age receivable, age payable and stock reports.

Duties

• Record day-to-day financial transactions and complete the posting process in accounting software.

• Bring the books to the trail balance stage and ensure the trail balance accuracy.

• Filing of electronic or hardcopy documents.

• Review management reports and issue to clients

• Manage VAT reconciliation and submission process

• Client management and engagement related to bookkeeping matters.

• Manage bookkeeping team administrative and management aspects.

• Create, review, and approve audit packs/ financial statement packs.

• Various other ad hoc duties as required.

• Provide direction to team

• Trains, provides work direction, and problem-solving assistance for the Bookkeeping team.

• Overseeing the daily operations of Bookkeeping Team.

• Assist the Bookkeeper Team Leader with the supervision of the bookkeeping staff, including hiring, scheduling and assigning work, reviewing performance, and recommends salary increases, promotions, transfers, demotions, or terminations.

Requirements

• Matric with mid to high grades in mathematics and accounting.

• Completed Certificate or Completed Diploma in accounting or bookkeeping

• At least 3 - 4 years bookkeeping experience in an accounting practice environment

• Understand advanced workings of a financials and bookkeeping including accounts payable, accounts receivable and stock.

• Advanced principles and rules of Value-Added Tax Act

• Advanced understanding to review management reports

• Intermediate understanding of client relationship management

• Advanced understanding of VAT reconciliations and submissions to SARS.

• Intermediate understanding of supervision principles

• Basic understanding of management principles

• Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting principles

• Basic understanding of bookkeeping best practices

• Bank Reconciliations

Software

• Able to work on a Microsoft operating system

• Able to work with Microsoft Office 365 product suite including Excel, Word, Outlook

Accounting software (training to be provided)

• Xero

Quickbooks

• Sage Online Accounting

• Client specific ERP software (training to be provided)

Dear Systems

• SARS E-filing (training to be provided)

• Document Management Software (training to be provided)

• Dext (Receiptbank)

• Hubdoc

• Google Drive

• One Drive

• Dropbox

• Practice Management Software

• Process Management Software

• Payroll software (training to be provided)

• Sage Online Payroll

• Payspace

• Simplepay

• SARS Easyfile

• Syft

Closing Date: 31 Oct 2026