Bookkeeper

About the position

An established business based in Cape Town CBD is looking for an experienced and reliable Bookkeeper to manage the day-to-day bookkeeping requirements across 2–4 entities.
The successful candidate must be confident working independently, have strong reconciliation skills and, importantly, have hands-on experience working on Sage Pastel.
Key Responsibilities:

• Process invoices, payments, receipts and journals on Sage Pastel Xpress
• Maintain accurate financial records across multiple entities
• Perform bank, supplier and customer account reconciliations
• Manage debtors and creditors
• Process supplier and customer invoices
• Assist with monthly income and expenditure reporting
• Support month-end processes and ensure deadlines are met
• Maintain accurate supporting documentation and filing
• Liaise with external accountants and auditors when required
• Assist with VAT and other statutory submissions where applicable
• Identify and flag discrepancies or irregularities

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years’ bookkeeping experience
• Sage Pastel experience is essential
• Previous experience managing the books for multiple companies/entities
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Good understanding of accounting principles and reconciliations
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and workloads
• Good communication skills
• Relevant bookkeeping/accounting qualification would be advantageous

We are looking for someone who is trustworthy, accurate, organised and proactive, and who is comfortable working both independently and within a small team.

Desired Skills:

• Bookkeeper
• Creditors
• Debtors
• Pastel
• Sage Pastel