About the Role
Location:
Cape Town, Western Cape
Industry:
Manufacturing / Distribution
Position Type:
Permanent
Requirements
- Matric (Grade 12) with a relevant Bookkeeping or Accounting qualification (Diploma, Degree, ICB or equivalent).
- 3–5 years' bookkeeping or accounting experience, including working up to trial balance.
- Previous experience supervising or leading a finance/accounts team.
- Strong knowledge of Debtors, Creditors, Payroll, General Ledger and financial reconciliations.
- Experience with month-end procedures, journals, accruals, prepayments and management accounts.
- Working knowledge of VAT and payroll statutory requirements.
- Advanced Excel skills, including VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables and SUMIFS.
- Strong organisational, communication, leadership and problem-solving skills.
Advantageous:
- Syspro experience, particularly General Ledger, Debtors, Creditors and Cash Book.
- Experience with Psiber, Sage VIP, Sage 300 People or similar payroll systems.
- Manufacturing, wholesale or distribution industry experience.
- Retail chain-store debtors experience, including claims and Proof of Delivery (POD) management.
- Exposure to year-end audits and financial reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, supervise and manage a team of seven employees across Debtors, Creditors and Payroll, ensuring workloads, deadlines and accuracy standards are maintained.
- Oversee the full Accounts Receivable function, including customer payments, debtors age analysis, credit notes, account queries, claims and POD management.
- Oversee Accounts Payable, including supplier invoices, reconciliations, payment runs and supplier account queries.
- Supervise monthly payroll processing, verify payroll inputs, review statutory submissions and oversee payroll and HR administration.
- Manage day-to-day bookkeeping, including general ledger entries, journals, cash flow, bank reconciliations and financial controls.
- Coordinate month-end procedures, including accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Assist with monthly management accounts, financial schedules and reporting.
- Assist with VAT compliance, year-end audit preparation and statutory financial requirements.
- Liaise with Procurement and Inventory regarding stock and sales information required for month-end reporting.