ASSISTANT BOOKKEEPER WITH A LAW FIRM

Recruiter:

Staff Unlimited Recruitment Pty Ltd T/A MPC Recruitment Group EC

Job Ref:

3674196870

Date posted:

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Location:

Pretoria, South Africa

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

ASSISTANT BOOKKEEPER - LAW FIRM

Duties:

Receipt of all incoming funds on Trust accounts to the correct Matter Numbers
Following up (with banks and staff) on unallocated payments
Posting of sheriff’s returns on GP. Monthly reconciliation and payments of sheriff’s statements.
Posting and payment of all advocates invoices
Posting and payment of all correspondent invoices
Posting and payment of all couriers, tracers, newspapers and cost consultants.
Reconciliation of petty cash
Check and Load payments (EFT requisitions) on the various banking platforms for the different banks
Post transactions on Ghost Practice
Open new investment accounts and attend to the requests for withdrawals on Trust Investments
Request payment guarantees against trust investments
Archiving of files on Ghost Practice
Assist Bookkeeper and act on behalf of the Bookkeeper, when she is absent

The programs we use are:

NB Ghost Practice
Different banking platforms – Nedbank, Standard Bank and FNB
Nedbank Corporate Saver
Investec Corporate Cash Manager
Standard Bank investments?... (not sure what it is called)
FNB 3Pim
Excel

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