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Finance Assistant / Bookkeeper (Accounting Practice)

Somerset West
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Finance
Reference: SW005096/AM

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Employer: Helderberg Personnel cc

Somerset West - My client, an Accounting Services Provider, has an opportunity for a Finance Assistant/ Bookkeeper to join their dynamic and fluid monthly accounting team.The successful candidate must be flexible and able to adapt to the different needs of various clients and also step into different roles within the practice as and when required. This will involve covering various ad hoc duties within the finance function e.g. cash book, purchase ledger, sales ledger, payroll, etc.

Duties and Responsibilities Include:

Client bookkeeping services
Management Account function for certain clients – by client set deadline
Full client VAT responsibilities – for submission and ensuring clients are always compliant
Full client payroll function – for submission before client and SARS deadline
Full client’s PAYE responsibilities – for submission and ensuring clients are always compliant
U-filing submissions
COIDA submissions

Required Skills:

Ability to make good decision, able to prioritize workload and be proactive
Able to work under pressure, plan, budget and meet targets
Good time management skills
Deadline orientated
Prompt response to email/telephone enquiries
Able to work independently and use own initiative
Good problem solving skills
Place high value on ethics, professionalism in client communications
Accountable for any actions
Good interpersonal skills and able to work in an open plan office within a diverse team

InHouse Administration Include:

Monthly invoicing
Daily time keeping

Requirements Include:

Have 2 – 3 years of experience in bookkeeping services
Experience in Xero and Sage Online
Experience in Simple Pay and Sage Online Payroll
Experience with Tax Administration on SARS eFiling profile
Proficiency in Excel
Excellent verbal and written skills with a positive, proactive attitude
Ideally have Mathematics and or Accounting as matric school subjects.

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About Helderberg Personnel cc

Based in Somerset West, Helderberg Personnel was established in 1998. The company initially started doing placements in the Helderberg Basin and over the years expanded nationally. Our background has proved to be invaluable in providing a high standard of recruitment, screening, evaluation and placement of candidates.

Our Value proposition:
The true value proposition of the Helderberg Personnel brand is our commitment to attending to our clients’ needs, culture and values and to ensure that, through comprehensive interviews with candidates, the overall match is determined to ensure a long term relationship. The identity of the client remains confidential at all times. We understand that our function is to ensure that the candidate must become a strategic partner to a business instead of a mere employee. Helderberg Personnel has achieved a steady growth over the last years and we have evolved into one of the leading agencies in the region. We have made placements cross functional, cross industry and up to senior management level.