Bookkeeper

A financial entity is looking for a structured and customer-focused Bookkeeper to join their essential client-servicing team. Positioned within a collaborative professional services environment, this full-time, remote role is critical for assisting a diverse portfolio of clients with their monthly accounting workflows. The successful candidate will take full ownership of transactional processing up to trial balance, manage statutory tax calculations, and maintain fluid client communication to ensure absolute accuracy and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Transactional Processing & Reconciliations: Execute the precise processing of monthly financial transactions for assigned clients, performing rigorous account reconciliations up to trial balance status.

• Tax Calculation & Compliance: Perform detailed VAT calculations and reconciliations, ensuring strict adherence to statutory timelines and reporting frameworks.

• Client Relationship Management & Liaising: Act as a central operational point of contact, liaising with clients on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis to gather accounting documentation and discuss financial records.

• Query Resolution & SARS Governance: Investigate and resolve transactional discrepancies and client inquiries efficiently, managing formal correspondence and dispute resolutions with SARS.

• Client Support & Administrative Control: Provide comprehensive support across various client portfolios, executing necessary accounting administrative duties and maintaining organised digital filing registries.

• A National Diploma in Accounting, Financial Management, or a directly related field.

• Minimum of 1 to 3 years of practical experience operating within a bookkeeping or accounting firm environment.

• High linguistic proficiency with the absolute ability to communicate fluently in both English and Afrikaans (as the office and clientele are predominantly Afrikaans-speaking).

• Strong computer literacy with intermediate to advanced capabilities in Microsoft Excel.

• Demonstrated self-management skills with the ability to manage multiple client deadlines independently.

Preferred Qualifications

• Practical experience utilising Xero cloud accounting software is highly advantageous.

Required Software Skills

• Xero (or equivalent cloud-based accounting platforms)

• Microsoft Excel

• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook)

• SARS e-Filing platform