Senior Bookkeeper

Provide strategic leadership to Finance and Corporate Services, ensuring integrated, efficient and compliant operations

Oversee financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting and audit processes

Ensure compliance with PFMA, Treasury regulations, GRAP, the Companies Act and governance best practices

Lead supply chain, asset management, ICT and related support functions

Strengthen internal controls, risk management, payroll accuracy and procurement compliance

Manage funding arrangements, working capital and organisational financial sustainability

Support executive decision-making through financial insights and scenario analysis

Lead people management, performance, talent development and organisational capability building

Represent the organisation in stakeholder, partner and funding engagements

Skills & Experience :

Multi-Entity Accounting & Daily Financial Operations

Day-to-day management of the full accounting function, ensuring accurate capturing of accounting entries in Pastel

Completion of multicurrency bank reconciliations

Maintain Pastel ledgers to ensure accurate transaction reflection

Process online banking transactions (multicurrency) across various platforms

Ensure FICA compliance and manage all required statutory filings

Process underwriter supplier payments and bordereaux, including reconciliation of settlement funds

Perform accurate matching of debtor receipts and creditor bordereaux payments

Manage expense processing and maintain impeccable financial record keeping

Assist with intercompany expenses and supporting reconciliations

Retrieve and organise financial data for transaction monitoring (strong filing discipline required)

Systems Integration & Stakeholder Collaboration

Collaborate with broking and technology teams to ensure correct data flow between Pastel and other systems

Monitor and assist in debtor reporting and recovery, including debtor reconciliations

Technical Accounting & Reporting

Perform forex revaluations

Complete month-end close processes

Prepare and present key financial information on a monthly basis

Assist in annual budget preparation, ongoing monitoring, and reporting

Manage year-end processing and support annual audits

Handle payroll processing, issuance of payslips, IRP5s, and related finance tasks

Additional Responsibilities

Support the Finance Manager with reporting functions, including meeting internal targets and performing ad-hoc tasks as required by the finance division.

Adhere to internal processing controls, maintain strong attention to detail, and demonstrate the ability to optimise available resources.

Qualification :

Minimum 10 years experience in a PFMA-governed environment.

Minimum 10 years senior or executive management experience.

Strong capability in financial strategy, governance, compliance, and multi-functional leadership.

Excellent communication, analytical and stakeholder engagement skills.

High integrity, sound judgement, and proven ability to operate effectively under pressure.