Bookkeeping Manager
| Location | eThekwini Central (Durban / Pinetown / Umlazi), South Africa |
| Date Posted | November 3, 2022 |
| Category |
Accounting
Finance |
| Job Type |
Full-time
|
| Currency | ZAR |
Description
Our client is looking to employ a Bookkeeping Manager with at least 5 years experience managing junior staff
Duties & Responsibilities
- Management and administration of client bookkeeping department, including electronic files, Pastel Files & passwords etc.
- To create required SOP’s (systems of procedure) and maintain current SOP’s
- Compilations of the monthly work programs for Junior Staff
- Management and review of junior bookkeepers. Both in actual work functions and administratively (e.g. Quarterly performance reviews, training objectives, etc)
- Assisting with queries, giving direction and training to junior staff
- Auditing junior bookkeepers working papers and audit file preparation
- Implementation and adherence to required record and time keeping systems
- Processing of client financial information on various accounting and other software Packages
- On and off-site processing of clients accounting information (cashbooks, journals, VAT etc.)
- Bank, creditors, debtors & other reconciliations
- Processing monthly depreciation, accruals and other journals
- Monitoring client inventory and fixed assets registers
- Preparation, analysis and interpretation of monthly management accounts
- To prepare budgets and cash flows for clients
- VAT & provisional tax calculations
- Management and review of employee time costs and respective income generated
- Preparation of audit packs for auditors
- Completion & submissions of company (IT14) and Trust income tax returns
- Drafting of Annual Financial Statements
- Completion and submission of certain statutory returns
- Submissions of various documents to SARS and other bodies
- Liaising with clients, SARS and various other bodies
- If required, the collection / delivery of certain documentation
- General administration
- Filing
- Other related reasonable tasks that will arise from time to time
NON-Negotiable experience requirements for this position:
- A minimum of 5 years bookkeeping experience
- Experience with managing junior staff
- Full bookkeeping function i.e. Data capturing to final Trial Balance
- Experience with the following computer programs:
- -Pastel Partner/ Express
- -SARS E-filing
Furthermore, the person must possess the following qualities:
- Be Proactive
- Be a team player
- Have a “Can Do Attitude”
- Big Heart
- Passionate
- Enthusiastic
- Driven Individual
- A positive outlook on life
- A willingness to learn and grow
- Meticulously Organised
- Be accustomed to working with and achieving set deadlines
- Willingness to go the extra mile for clients
- Not a clock watcher
- A problem solver