Description

The Bookkeeper is responsible for daily accounting tasks such monthly financial reporting, general ledger entries, recording payments and making the required financial adjustments. This position captures the company’s financial data and maintains accurate financial records for accounts receivable, accounts payable and daily financial entries.

Contract duration : 5 months

Key roles and responsibilities :

Financial Transaction Management

• Maintain records of financial transactions by posting transactions and ensuring compliance to legal requirements.
• Maintain subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, and posting transactions.
• Balance subsidiary accounts by reconciling entries.
• Capture monthly income statement for monthly management accounts.
• Timeously obtain supporting documents for financial transactions.
• Raise invoices and record in the correct accounting periods.
• Maintain general ledger by transferring subsidiary account summaries.
• Balance general ledger by preparing a trial balance; reconciling entries.
• Process payments.
• Respond to and resolve queries made by suppliers related to payments.

Financial Reporting and Analysis

• Prepare financial reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing account information and trends.
• Review month-end close reports and identify problems detected.
• Prepare monthly journals including accruals, depreciation, and cost allocations.

Reconciliations

• Perform account reconciliations to asset accuracy of transactions.
• Reconcile reports to third-party records such as bank statements.
• Resolve discrepancies and collaborate across various finance and non-finance functions.

Month-end Close and Auditing

• Act as a key player in the accounting process.
• Ensuring audit trails are attached to reconciliations and invoices.

Continuous Improvement

• Recommend how to improve efficiency using automation.

Requirements

Knowledge, skills and attributes :

• Solid grasp of accounting principles and best practices.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Knowledgeable about accounting processes and procedures.
• Proven ability to calculate, post, and manage accounting figures and financial records, with additional skills in problem analysis, working under pressure, meeting deadlines, and prioritizing workload in a fast-paced environment.

Education and training :

• Diploma in bookkeeping.

Experience :

• At least 3 - 4 years’ experience as a Bookkeeper.
• Demonstrated experience operating spreadsheets.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience working with the MS Office Suite, including MS Excel and MS Word.