Senior Bookkeeper / Financial Controller Cape Town, Northern Suburbs

USY, FAST-PACED BUSINESS IS LOOKING FOR A HANDS-ON, HIGHLY FLEXIBLE INDIVIDUAL TO MANAGE OPERATIONAL AND PROJECT ACCOUNTING

• Full day-to-day bookkeeping: general ledger, journals, AP, AR, and reconciliations
• All equipment leasing transactions - rental income, deposits, damage charges, and asset returns
• Weekly bank and credit card reconciliations; petty cash and expense management
• Payroll inputs and liaison with payroll bureau
• Fixed asset register - depreciation, useful life, and replacement scheduling
• Monthly trial balance, management accounts, and cash flow forecast for the CFO
• All SARS statutory submissions - VAT, PAYE, UIF, SDL - on time, every time
• Year-end audit preparation and liaison with external auditors
• Proactive flagging of risks, unusual transactions, or cost overruns to the CFO

Qualifications

• Professional certification - ICB, SAIPA, CIMA (strong advantage)

Experience

• 4-6 years hands-on bookkeeping / accounting with full end-to-end ownership
• Experience in equipment leasing, rental, events, or a project-based business (significant advantage)
• Proven track record building or managing job costing or project accounting systems
• Strong knowledge of South African tax compliance: VAT, PAYE, UIF, SDL
• Hands-on experience with Sage One, Sage Business Cloud, Xero, or similar
• Exposure to Rentman or similar equipment management / rental software (an advantage)

Skills & Attributes

• Exceptional attention to detail and a high standard of numerical accuracy
• Strong analytical mindset
• Clear, confident communicator with non-financial colleagues and management
• High personal accountability
• Self-starter who identifies problems and fixes them without waiting to be asked
• Thrives in a high-energy environment
• Highly proficient in Excel or Google Sheets
• Passionate about systems, process, and control

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