Bookkeeper

About the position

Duties & Responsibilities

• Reconcile approximately 45 cashbooks monthly. Reconciliations are executed twice a month with final recon for all 45 cashbooks completed by the 2nd working day of the new month.
• Tenant deposit reconciliations as well as tenant deposit refunds & transfers.
• Obtain invoices and prepare payment requests for ad hoc and monthly recurring expenses.
• Includes reconciliations of creditor accounts.
• Capture ad hoc and monthly creditor payments on the MDA system.
• Capture ad hoc deposits and receipts on the MDA system.
• Capturing of creditor payments on the different banking systems.
• Assist with proof of payments.
• Weekly reporting on bank balances & cashflow planning before payment runs.
• Weekly filing of all bank statements and bond statements received via post.
• Electronic filing and hard copy filing of payments requests after being processed.
• At month-end print a complete bank statement for every company on call and current accounts.
• Reconciliation and payment of company credit cards and petty cash claims.
• Assist the Financial Manager and Accountants with ad hoc tasks as may be required from time to time.

Desired Experience & Qualification

• At least 3 years working experience with cashbooks and reconciliations.
• Grade 12 with accounting and mathematics as subjects.
• A diploma or degree in general accounting would be an advantage
• Computer literate Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Pastel Accounting or similar accounting software.
• Experience with different internet banking platforms would be an advantage.

Desired Skills:

• Bookkeeper
• Cashbook
• Reconciliation
• Creditors
• Bank Reconciliation

About The Employer:

Join a well-established property development company and utilise your bookkeeping skills.