Bookkeeper

A Bookkeeper position is being filled in Mahikeng. Suitable candidates from across North West are invited to submit their applications for review.

About the Opportunity

The Bookkeeper vacancy forms part of how the Mahikeng branch keeps performing. It pairs day-to-day delivery with longer-running priorities that keep the finance jobs side of the business moving forward.

Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.

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 Mahikeng much easier.

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.

Equally, the Mahikeng 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.

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

Your Team

You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the finance jobs side of the business inside out. The Mahikeng group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.

Notably, the team mix in Mahikeng reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.

Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain the fixed asset register and process monthly depreciation
• Compile cash-flow forecasts and variance commentary for management
• Process payment runs and resolve supplier queries timeously
• Liaise with external auditors, banks and regulatory bodies
• Capture supplier invoices, journals and bank transactions accurately
• Support the year-end audit by preparing requested working papers
• Reconcile bank accounts, supplier statements and intercompany loans

Candidate Profile

• Understanding of internal controls and segregation of duties
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and lookups
• Awareness of B-BBEE financial reporting requirements
• B.Com or National Diploma in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Working towards SAICA, SAIPA or CIMA designation is preferred

Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.