Senior Bookkeeper (Coega) Port Elizabeth

SUMMARY:
Senior Bookkeeper
(Coega) Port Elizabeth

POSITION INFO:
Purpose of the Role:
The purpose of this role is to ensure accurate and compliant financial recordkeeping by managing the full bookkeeping function, including general ledger maintenance, fixed assets, creditors and debtors, intercompany transactions, and statutory compliance. The role supports month-end reporting, reconciliations, and financial controls to provide reliable financial information for management decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:
All bookkeeping functions, including.

• Maintains records of financial transactions by establishing accounts; posting transactions; ensure legal requirements compliance.
• Develops system to account for financial transactions by establishing a chart of accounts, defining
• bookkeeping policies and procedures.
• Maintains subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, and posting transactions.
• Balances subsidiary accounts by reconciling entries.
• Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary account summaries.
• Balances general ledger by preparing a trial balance; reconciling entries.
• Defining various product and operational costs
• Maintains historical records by filing documents.
• Preparing all month end journal entries for approval by finance manager.
• Prepares financial reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing account information and trends.
• Complies with SARS and local legal requirements; enforcing adherence to requirements; filing reports; advising management on needed actions.
• Reconciliation of bank and petty cash.
• Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Assistance with month end reports

• Maintenance of Fixed Asset Register
• Developing depreciation schedules
• Timeous capitalisation of fixed assets

• Processing of invoices
• Reconciliation of creditors accounts to statements
• Preparation and payment of creditors

• Processing of invoices
• Reconciliation of intercompany balances

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a senior bookkeeper or similar role
• Qualification in financial accounting
• Experience as a bookkeeper or in a similar position.
• Deep knowledge of the creditors and debtors’ functions and bookkeeping principles.
• Knowledge in SAP and EMA.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and purchasing software – minimum 3 years
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong critical thinking skills.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently.

• Team Player
• Strong work ethics
• Accuracy
• Attention to detail
• Organized
• Proactive
• Flexible
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Effectiveness
• Timely
• Reliable
• Responsible