Job Description

Senior Bookkeeper

Manage a multi-client portfolio and provide technical advice on bookkeeping, payroll, and compliance needs in a fast-paced environment.

Roodepoort / Randpark Ridge, Professional Accounting and Tax Services, 8 am - 5 pm, R30 000 - R40 000

About Our Client

Our client is a professional accounting and tax services firm. The business manages the bookkeeping and compliance needs of various businesses simultaneously using cloud-based accounting environments.

The Role: Senior Bookkeeper

The purpose of this role is to act as the primary point of contact for a diverse portfolio of clients, managing their full accounting cycle up to trial balance and management accounts. It contributes to the business by ensuring all digital records are accurate and optimized while providing technical advisory for day-to-day bookkeeping and payroll queries. The main focus areas include tax compliance, data management, and maintaining information flow across multiple sets of books.

Key Responsibilities

• Process and oversee the full accounting cycle up to Trial Balance and Management Accounts for a diverse portfolio of clients.
• Perform daily tasks and reporting using Sage and Xero.
• Prepare and submit VAT, PAYE, and other statutory returns via SARS eFiling.
• Utilize intermediate Excel skills for data cleaning, complex reconciliations, VLOOKUPs, and Pivot Tables.
• Act as a technical advisor for clients regarding day-to-day bookkeeping and payroll queries.
• Navigate cloud-based accounting environments and internal systems using strong general IT literacy.

About You

• Experience working within an accounting or professional services firm is non-negotiable.
• Must hold a Bookkeeping Certificate or Higher Certificate in Accounting/Finance.
• High proficiency in Sage and Xero is essential.
• Reside in the Roodepoort / Randpark Ridge / Honeydew area.
• Intermediate level Excel skills including VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables.
• Stable career history with a can-do attitude and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.