Bookkeeper

Looking for your next move as a Bookkeeper in Calvinia? A role has just opened that gives you real responsibility and a clear path forward in Northern Cape.

The Role

This Bookkeeper role sits within the finance jobs function in Calvinia. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Northern Cape.

The role suits a candidate who values consistency and clear communication. The Calvinia operation runs on accurate work, steady relationships and a genuine respect for the people in the team.

Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Calvinia teams, and the new Bookkeeper will feel that from the first week.

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 Calvinia much easier.

Diversity and Inclusion

Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across Northern Cape, and recruitment is fair, transparent and aligned with the EE Act.

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.

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

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

A Typical Day

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.

Notably, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Northern Cape operations throw up the unexpected.

In addition, the Calvinia 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.

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

Where You’ll Work

Notably, the environment is structured and deadline-driven, with peaks around month-end, year-end and audit cycles. The wider team is collaborative, but focused work is the norm.

Equally, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Calvinia site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Northern Cape. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.

Your Future Here

Career progression here is real, not a slogan. The finance jobs space in Calvinia offers a clear runway from delivery into team leadership and beyond, and managers sit down with each team member regularly to map out the next step in Northern Cape.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Calvinia team member.

Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Calvinia have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Northern Cape.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Prepare monthly management accounts and supporting schedules
• Liaise with external auditors, banks and regulatory bodies
• Maintain the fixed asset register and process monthly depreciation
• Monitor debtors’ age analysis and follow up on overdue accounts
• Assist with budget preparation and quarterly re-forecasting cycles
• Process payment runs and resolve supplier queries timeously
• Reconcile bank accounts, supplier statements and intercompany loans
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis to support business decisions

Minimum Requirements

• Excellent attention to detail and analytical thinking
• Strong understanding of VAT, PAYE and SARS e-filing
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and lookups
• Hands-on experience with Sage, Pastel, SAP or Xero
• Experience supporting external audits is an advantage
• Sound ethical conduct and discretion when handling sensitive data
• Solid working knowledge of IFRS for SMEs and SA tax basics

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