Bookkeeper

Step into a Bookkeeper role in Mmabatho and make your mark across North West. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.

Overview

This Bookkeeper role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Mmabatho. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the finance jobs pipeline across North West.

Communication runs both ways. Managers across the finance jobs team in North West make time for one-to-ones, and people are expected to speak up early when something needs attention.

Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the finance jobs group in Mmabatho.

Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the finance jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Mmabatho much easier.

Our Commitment to Transformation

Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Mmabatho.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Mmabatho.

Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across North West.

B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.

What Your Day Looks Like

Most days begin by working through your inbox, prioritising urgent supplier or audit queries before settling into the books. You move between reconciliations, journal entries and review meetings, breaking out spreadsheets when something doesn’t tie up. Mid-morning calls with operations or sales help you understand the numbers behind the numbers, and the afternoon is usually given to deeper work: management reports, tax submissions or supporting a junior with a tricky reconciliation. By the time you log off, you have nudged the business closer to a clean month-end.

The rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when North West operations throw up the unexpected.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Mmabatho.

In addition, the Mmabatho office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

Why Join Us

Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Mmabatho contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the finance jobs space in North West.

Crucially, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Mmabatho keep progressing.

Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in North West.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Mmabatho teams.

Based in Mmabatho

Equally, the role is based in Mmabatho, near the Sun City corridor. Public transport links and parking are within easy reach, making the daily commute manageable for candidates living across Mmabatho and the broader North West region.

Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Mmabatho.

Many candidates already living within reach of Mmabatho cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local North West economy.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Mmabatho, North West.

Daily Duties

• Provide ad hoc financial analysis to support business decisions
• Assist with VAT, PAYE and provisional tax submissions to SARS
• Review expense claims against company policy and approval limits
• Reconcile bank accounts, supplier statements and intercompany loans
• Assist with budget preparation and quarterly re-forecasting cycles
• Capture supplier invoices, journals and bank transactions accurately
• Implement and monitor internal controls to mitigate financial risk

Candidate Profile

• B.Com or National Diploma in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical thinking
• Awareness of B-BBEE financial reporting requirements
• Good written and verbal communication with non-finance stakeholders
• Experience supporting external audits is an advantage
• Ability to meet tight reporting deadlines under pressure
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and lookups

Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.