Senior Bookkeeper

Recruiter:

Conova Recruitment

Job Ref:

CPT000492/GR

Date posted:

Monday, October 6, 2025

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

Salary:

28000 Monthly

SUMMARY:
Our client, a property group based in Southern Suburbs Cape Town, is seeking a Senior Bookkeeper to join their fast-paced and growing Finance team.

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities:

Importing bank statements and reconciling banks.
Scrutinising bank statements daily and investigating abnormal transactions.
Reviewing creditor invoices posted by creditors clerks
Processing sales invoices and ad hoc debtor invoicing.
Preparing monthly management accounts for all companies in the group.
Accounting for loan account transactions.
Fixed asset register maintenance.
Review monthly petty cash reconciliation and cash counts.
Ensuring all petty cash expenditure is authorised by department manager/director prior to the issuance of petty cash and that valid slips and proof of expenditure is obtained.
Inventory and WIP reconciliations.
Raising TDE provisions and inventory on the system.
Provisions and accruals postings.
Balance sheet and income statement reconciliations.
VAT submissions for all entities.
Income tax and provisional tax calculations and submissions for all entities.
Handling SARS queries on VAT and income tax.
Accounting for investments and fair value adjustments.
Assisting with audit preparations.

Requirements:

Qualification in Accounting or Bookkeeping
Strong Excel and Xero skills
Experience in multiple entity environment
Experience in the property industry advantageous

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