Accountant Senior Bookkeeper
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Job Location:
Cape Town - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
9 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Accountant / Senior Bookkeeper
Blackheath Cape Town
Monthly Salary: R30000 R35000 (Cost to Company) depending on experience.
Specialists in industrial commercial and domestic construction-related work seek a detail-oriented Accountant or Senior Bookkeeper with 5 years of experience to join our construction firm. This role manages full-function financial operations specializing in project-based accounting and statutory compliance within the South African construction sector. Proficiency in Sage Pastel Xero Excel or construction-specific ERPs.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Job Costing & Analysis: Allocate labour material and overhead costs to specific projects; track variances against budgets to ensure profitability.
- Progress Invoicing: Manage construction billing cycles including Project Invoicing Statements etc.
- Full-Function Bookkeeping: Maintain the general ledger to Trial Balance; perform bank and inter-company reconciliations.
- Statutory Compliance: Prepare and submit VAT PAYE and UIF returns via SARS eFiling.
- Payroll Administration: Process monthly payroll for staff including statutory deductions.
- Financial Reporting: Compile monthly management accounts and Work-in-Progress (WIP) reports for senior leadership.
Requirements:
- 5 years of solid accounting/bookkeeping experience (Construction/Civils industry).
- Proficiency in Sage Pastel Xero Excel or construction-specific ERPs.
- Relevant tertiary qualification (Degree or Diploma in Accounting).
Key Skills
- General Ledger Reconciliation
- Accounting Software
- Account Analysis
- GAAP
- Journal Entries
- QuickBooks
- General Ledger Accounting
- Accounting
- Account Reconciliation
- SOX
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- NetSuite
