Bookkeeper / PA – Northerns Suburbs, Cape Town

Are you a detail-oriented Bookkeeper, experienced in managing the day-to-day financial administration for the medical sector?

This role at a well-known eyewear establishment in the Northern Suburbs entails managing accounts, reconciling statements and maintaining accurate financial records, while assisting front-of-house with patient statement enquiries when required.

Experience working with medical aid accounts will be advantageous, although not essential.

REQUIREMENTS

• Matric, tertiary qualification advantageous
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in a Bookkeeping or similar role
• Very well presented and own transport and driver’s license
• Excellent communication skills, must be bilingual in English and Afrikaans
• Financial experience with debtors, creditors, bank reconciliations
• Experience with Pastel
• Very accurate numerical skills
• All round administration and PA experience advantageous
• Essential to be accountable and take full responsibility of this job function
• Computer Literate

DUTIES

• Working alongside and reporting directly to the Director
• Oversee the company's financial data and compliance
• Manage accurate books on accounts payable and receivable up to Trial Balance
• Daily financial entries and reconciliations
• Managing and collecting of debtors 
• Payment of creditors for two practices
• Daily and monthly Bank Reconciliations
• Recording of transaction in the ledger
• Sending patient statements monthly
• Assisting with any patient account queries
• Recording of all business transactions into the ledger
• Assisting with stocktake twice a year
• Correcting stock after stocktaking
• PA duties where required to support the Owner
• Monitoring emails, drafting communications on behalf of Owner
• Planning, and organising meetings and travel arrangements for Owner
• Ordering optical lenses, optical frames, optical cases, and optical equipment from overseas suppliers
• Processing invoices from suppliers and adding to stock on company systems
• Assist in reception if patient pressure demands
• Any ad-hoc duties that arise and offer assistance all round when needed in this busy practice

Salary: R22 000 CTC, dependent on experience