Financial Assistant/Bookkeeper

In brief

**Overview** This is an explanation of the Financial Assistant/Bookkeeper role for a busy retail fuel business located in Pretoria East. The position is being advertised by Talented Recruitment Specialists. The role focuses on comprehensive financial administration within a fast-paced small team environment. **What you will do** The Financial Assistant/Bookkeeper will be responsible for: * Handling bank reconciliations, invoicing, debtors, creditors, payments, and general financial administration. * Capturing and constantly reconciling the bank throughout the day. * Issuing sales orders and invoices, ensuring data accuracy of Debtors. * Processing Creditor invoices and reconciliations, validating pricing, and requesting corrections from Creditors. * Order processing, tracking, and reporting. * Updating, maintaining, and reconciling various information sheets. * Loading payments on the bank. * Submitting order details and documentation on various WhatsApp groups. * Maintaining a good electronic and paper filing system. * Assisting the Head of Finance and the business Owner with various tasks. * Performing secretarial tasks. * Performing ad hoc tasks. * Updating the business Owner on various financial information. * Updating the business Owner when the Head of Finance is on leave. * Assisting with various other Head of Finance tasks when the Head of Finance is on leave. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Matric with high marks in mathematics and preferably accounting. * Financial diploma preferably. * More than 2 years’ experience in a similar role. * Familiar with and able to operate a MacBook. * Afrikaans home language and fluent in English. * Sage one experience is a requirement. * Good Excel and Word experience is a requirement. * com experience is advantageous. * Client, financial and other confidentiality is highly important and not to be discussed with anyone outside the business. * Financial, calculative and forward-thinking mind. * Attention to detail. * Technology savvy and willingness to learn. * Quick to learn and understand various online portals. * Fast thinking and execution, but accuracy is highly important. * Good understanding of accounting and finance. * Double checking own work and highly focused. * Able to work in a small team. **Who should apply** The ideal candidate is detail-driven, Sage One and Excel proficient, highly organised, accurate, and financially minded. They should have the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced small team. Applicants should possess a financial, calculative, and forward-thinking mind, pay close attention to detail, and be technology savvy with a willingness to learn quickly about various online portals. They must be able to think and execute fast while maintaining accuracy, have a good understanding of accounting and finance, be highly focused on double-checking their own work, and be able to work effectively in a small team. Confidentiality regarding client, financial, and other business information is paramount. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/financial-assistant-bookkeeper-talented-recruitment-specialists Source: myjobmag

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• At least 2 years of experience.

• Microsoft Excel
• Sage / Pastel
• Afrikaans

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