Job Description: Auto Pedigree is seeking an experienced, detail-oriented, and highly organised Bookkeeper to join our Head Office team based in Spartan, Kempton Park. This is an excellent opportunity for a driven and trustworthy professional who thrives in a structured financial environment and is passionate about maintaining accuracy, efficiency, and integrity across all bookkeeping functions. 

Position Overview: Recording all financial transactions that take place in the business through the processing of journals (month end, reallocations, charge outs, standard, general & sundry invoices), month end reconciliations, analysis of certain GL accounts, bank and VAT reconciliations. 


Minimum Experience:

• 3 years relevant Bookkeeping to Trial Balance experience                                                                                                                

Minimum Qualification:

• Grade 12
• Bookkeeping or equivalent qualification.
  

Minimum Requirements:

• Code 8 driver’s license
• Strong Accounting skills
• MS Office with intermediate level Excel skills as minimum.
• Relevant experience using Automate – desirable

Job Outputs: 

• Daily/ Month End Journals
• Bank Reconciliations completed daily
• Ensure that all documents for tax and carbon submission are valid and processed
• Fixed Assets processing.
• 100% accuracy in capturing to the General Ledgers.
• Monthly Balance Sheet accounts reconciliations finalized and handed to the accountant when actuals are due.
• Ensure that all General Ledgers reconciling items cleared before month end.
• Submission of Monthly Management Account
• Monthly variance analysis General Ledger vs Budget to be done within the deadlines.
• Daily submission of Cash Flow.
• Assist Debtors and Creditors as required
• Assist with relevant queries.
• Ensuring that all Branch staff are trained on internal courses as well as on the job training to maximize efficiency and productivity.
• Carrying out performance appraisals as required

Skills and Personal Attributes:

• Good communication skills
• Interpersonal skills, articulate and well-spoken with internal and external customers on all levels, able to create and maintain stakeholder relationships.
• Bookkeeping
• Numerical Reasoning
• Financial Acumen
• Accounts Investigation skills
• Sound Judgement
• Query Resolution skills
• Conflict Management
• Must be able to handle pressure and exhibit good time management skills, demonstrating a sense of urgency and commitment to meeting deadlines and goals.
• Achieve high levels of accuracy.
• Highly disciplined; driven to strictly adhere to all policies, procedures and deadlines without fail.
• Assertiveness and the ability to collaborate with branches.
• Meticulous attention to detail, personal presentation and punctuality required.
• Problem-solving
• Time management, including the ability to respond to/resolve queries and issues in the minimum amount of time.