Bookkeeper at Masthead (Pty) Ltd

BOOKKEEPER
Region: Mowbray, Cape Town
To start: As soon as possible

At Masthead, our passion is keeping businesses in business. As a national supplier of risk management services to independent financial advisors and other licensed financial service providers (FSPs), we know this can only be achieved through the calibre of people we employ – people who are client focused, set themselves high standards of delivery and have a willingness to go the extra mile. We believe in giving people the opportunity to take ownership of their roles. What we are looking for is someone with innovative thinking, unconventional ideas and a can-do attitude.

Position summary

Masthead (Pty) Ltd has a position available for an experienced Bookkeeper to join the finance team at our Head Office in Mowbray, Cape Town. The team is looking for an energetic, self-motivated individual who will take ownership of their responsibilities, have an attitude to learn and grow and continuously look for opportunities to improve efficiencies in processes and use technology to improve quality, speed and reduce errors and risks.

Key Accountabilities

This job profile is not an exclusive list of responsibilities and could be changed from time to time per business requirements.

• Processing of all invoices, payments, accruals, provisions, and journals on accounting package (Sage Evolution) for group of companies
• Ensure that all payments and receipts are accurate and timeously actioned so that all financial accounting transactions the team is responsible for are reflected in the trial balance
• Reviewing and processing S&T claims for the regional offices ensuring that claims are in line with the company’s policy and procedures
• Daily, weekly, monthly, reconciliation on accounts receivable, accounts payable, bank, petty cash, intercompany transactions, and all other balance sheet items
• Preparation of monthly VAT returns and submission thereof on e-filing (SARS)
• Processing of payroll with a staff complement of 100+ employees on People 300
• Processing of retirement fund contributions and submissions to Retirement Fund
• Electronic banking – this will involve loading suppliers, making payments, internal transfers on banking system
• Submission of monthly, bi-annual, and annual statutory returns (EMP 201 -PAYE, UIF, SDL and IRP5)
• Updating the asset register and ensuring that depreciation journals are accurately reflected
• Assistance with month-end/year-end reporting
• Ad hoc accounting duties
• General assistance to the Financial Accountant
• Act as liaison with Bank – relationship, account management, etc.

Minimum Requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in finance, higher national diploma or equivalent
• At least 3 years bookkeeping experience
• Must have working knowledge of People 300 (Payroll system) and Sage Evolution (Accounting system)
• Well spoken, good communication skills, verbal and written in English and Afrikaans
• Must be proficient in Excel (advanced), Word and Outlook
• Must be able to work well under pressure and be deadline and target-driven
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills
• Be able to maintain strict confidentiality in all aspects
• Be flexible to work according to the needs of the entity (including to be willing to work overtime if and when required, e.g. month-end, year-end)
• Clear criminal and credit record/employment history

The closing date for applications is 25 August 2023

Please send a comprehensive CV and with a cover note including your motivation for the role

Masthead is running an internal and external recruitment process simultaneously for this role. Masthead is committed to transformation. Meeting our employment equity goals will be taken into account in our recruitment decisions.

Should you receive no correspondence within two weeks of the closing date of this job advert, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Job Type: Full-time