Senior Bookkeeper

Location: Workshop17 Johannesburg

Remuneration: R20,000.00 to R25,000.00 Cost to Company

Job brief

We are seeking a highly organised and experienced Bookkeeper to maintain accurate financial records for our company. The successful candidate will be responsible for recording all financial transactions, including purchases, sales, receipts, and payments. This role is crucial to the financial health of our organisation and requires a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. The incumbent must be a proactive, independent individual who we can count on to meet deadlines, work mindfully and efficiently, and handle the workload well by putting in the necessary effort, energy, and enthusiasm, and working responsibly by applying the rules and policies and striving to improve our systems.

Working at Workshop17

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Why work for us?

Besides being the best co-working place to work in Africa, we’re a dynamic and passionate team that works smart, in an energetic fast-paced culture of service, responsibility and creative problem-solving. Goal-orientated? Ambitious? We’re all about upskilling, learning and self-improvement. If you are a straight-talking, multi-tasking individual that’s all about customer service and can effortlessly handle heavy workloads and everyday glitches, we want you to be part of our growing team at Workshop17.

Other Perks

  • Company on-boarding and support.

  • Fantastic team dynamic.

  • Access to the latest, greatest tech.

  • Network with some of the biggest and brightest brains in SA.

Assist with Debtors Management

  • Customer liaison, reconciliations, statements, queries, and debt collection.

  • Knowledge of Fixed Assets.

  • Resolve all queries daily on the internal query system.

  • Maintaining and ensuring that all documents are uploaded to XERO and Google Drive.

  • Provide administrative support to the Finance team as needed.

  • Any Adhoc duties.

  • Record day-to-day financial transactions and complete the posting process.

  • Reconcile bank statements.

  • Verify that transactions are recorded correctly in the supplier ledger, customer ledger, and general ledger.

  • Understanding of foreign transactions (debtors/creditors/cashbook). 

  • Process Monthly invoice run.

  • Process Monthly Debit orders.

  • Must be able to compile general ledger reconciliations with accuracy.

    Creditors management 

  • Capture all accounts payable daily and prepare for weekly and monthly payments.

  • Responsible for Supplier reconciliations.

  • Ensure compliance when processing invoices, that all payables have an authorised PO.

Key Responsibilities

Qualifications, skills and experience

  • Proven bookkeeping experience of 5 - 10 years.

  • Bookkeeping certification.

  • Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting principles.

  • Must be proficient in the Xero accounting software and have worked on the system for a minimum of 2 years.

  • Proven ability to calculate, post, and manage accounting figures and financial records.

  • Excellent communication skills - verbal and written. 

  • Data entry skills along with a knack for numbers.

  • Hands-on experience with spreadsheets.

  • Proficiency in the G-suite.

  • A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.

  • Excellent organisational and time management skills.

  • Excellent time management and willingness to work overtime when required, to meet deadlines.

  • Ability to work well under pressure and multitask.

  • Energetic, friendly and ambitious. 

  • Proactive, passionate, and reliable. 

  • Integrity and professionalism. 

Join Workshop17 and be a part of a dynamic team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence in IT management.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume and a cover letter detailing their relevant experience and how they meet the job requirements to cv@workshop17.co.za.

Should you not be contacted within 2 weeks of applying, you have not been shortlisted.