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Supportive Bookkeeping Consultant Jobs in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa at Dye & Durham Corporation
Title: Supportive Bookkeeping Consultant
Company: Dye & Durham Corporation
Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Department: Customer Operations
Location: Johannesburg
Description
To provide the full function bookkeeping to balance sheet for clients who have outsourced bookkeeping functions to GhostPractice. Assist clients with processing of their financial transactions in their practice management system from source documentation, as well as senior team members with related activities on clients serviced/managed by them. SARS and Law Society statutory compliance assistance provision to internal senior bookkeepers and/or clients as required. Provision of bookkeeping support to other internal teams and clients as required.
Key Responsibilities
Handle the full function of bookkeeping to balance sheet.
Payroll – with signoff from senior bookkeepers
Submission of all statutory returns monthly and annually – after signoff from senior bookkeepers
Assist clients with third party and regulatory interactions.
Provide training to clients on GhostPractice features.
Troubleshoot GhostPractice bookkeeping usage.
Internal and external communication daily and report back on weekly objectives met.
Capture financial transactions from source documentation.
Reconcile Trust and Business Accounts
Reconcile Creditor Accounts
Reconcile Debtor Accounts
Reconcile Trust Investments
Allocations of invoices to receipts, payments and other financial transactions for debtors and creditors
Prepare financial transactions import sheets
Filing of source documents electronically and/or physically
Petty Cash processing
Invoice generation
Generation of standard system reports for clients
Assist bookkeepers with urgent requests
Ability to travel to clients.
Attend to ad hoc bookkeeping assignments i.e. financial catch ups, financial clean ups, partnership splits, trust reconciliations etc.
Hand holding and assisting at clients site during Implementation of GP
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport
Good understanding of processing financial transactions from source documents
Good understanding of reconciliations (debtors, creditors and bank account)
Experience in a Legal environment would be an advantage (but not essential)
Good time management skills
Service orientated person with strong sense of attention to detail
Must be able to work in a team, confident with building strong working relationships with fellow team members
Good telephone manner
Good interpersonal and communication skills
Able to use Microsoft Office- primarily Outlook and Excel
Ability to identify issues
Ability to understand the root causes of issues
Ability to learn software systems and use them effectively
Fluent in English and Afrikaans- spoken and written
Minimum
Matric (with accounting) or Diploma
Advantageous
MS Office Certification
Degree in Finance / Accounting
Job Benefits
At Dye & Durham we strive to be visionaries! As a leader in our field, we ensure our employees are ready for the next challenge in their journey with us by offering internal and external training opportunities. We offer competitive salaries and a whole host of benefits including healthcare, pension, company discounts, wellness programs, and paid days off to move house or volunteer for your favourite charity.
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