Jacaranda International Pre-Primary and School is located in The Reeds, Centurion. At our school, we are committed to providing a dynamic and innovative educational experience for our students, guided by the principles of 21st-century teaching and learning.
We are seeking an entry-level, detail-oriented and motivated Junior Bookkeeper to join our finance team at Jacaranda International Pre-Primary and School. This is an entry-level position ideal for someone looking to grow their career in accounting and finance. The Junior Bookkeeper will assist the Financial Senior Manager in managing day-to-day financial tasks, including data entry, organising accounts, assisting with customer queries and maintaining financial records using Pastel.
Please note that this entry-level to mid-level position.
Key Responsibilities include the following:
- Maintenance of customer profiles on MIS, which will involve updating the customer details as and when changes take place, e.g. updating contact details, e-mail addresses, etc.
- Maintenance of the monthly Netcash (i.e. collecting agent) file by ensuring all changes, additions and cancellations have been made for collections purposes.
- Ensure that all payments and receipts are updated daily so that all financial accounting transactions the team is responsible for are reflected in the trial balance.
- Ensuring that both debtors and creditors age analysis are cleared on a monthly basis.
- Reconciliation on debtors, credits, bank, petty cash transactions
- Generating and sending out monthly invoices to customers
- Sending out monthly statements to customers, specifically to those that are in arrears with their account
- Providing daily support on all outstanding queries from the regional offices and customers as and when required
- Ad-hoc accounting duties
- General assistance to the Finance Senior Manager
Qualifications:
- At least 2 years' experience in debtors/creditors/bookkeeping function
- Matric certificate (Degree/Diploma in relevant field would be advantageous)
- Working knowledge of accounting package such as Pastel, AccPac, etc.
- Excellent communication skills in English and Afrikaans (both written and verbal)
- Proficient with Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc)
Personal Attributes:
- Must be able to work under pressure (deadline and target-driven)
- Must be able to work both independently and as part of a team
- Excellent time management skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and integrity at all times (non-negotiable)
Contract type: Contract position, with possibility of becoming Permanent depending on performance.
Job Type: Full-time
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Centurion, Gauteng: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Experience:
- bookkeeping: 2 years (Preferred)
- debtors/creditors: 2 years (Preferred)
