Book Keeper

Basic Function: The bookkeeper position creates financial transactions and creates financial reports from that information. The creation of financial transactions includes posting information to accounting journals or accounting software from such source documents as invoices to customers, cash receipts, and supplier invoices. The bookkeeper also reconciles accounts to ensure their accuracy. Principal Accountabilities: Checking supplier invoices and staff expenses for approval, coding and data inputMaintain fixed asset registerPay supplier invoices in a timely mannerTake all reasonable discounts on supplier invoicesPay any debt as it comes due for paymentIssue invoices to customersEnsure that receivables are collected promptlyRecord cash receipts and make bank depositsConduct a monthly reconciliation of every bank accountConduct periodic reconciliations of all accounts to ensure their accuracyMaintain the petty cash fundProvide information to the external accountant who creates the company's financial statementsAssemble information for external auditors for the annual auditMaintain an orderly accounting filing systemMaintain the chart of accountsMaintain the annual budgetCalculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to managementProvide clerical and administrative support to management as requestedVAT returnsBank and other balance reconciliations Desired Qualifications: The bookkeeper candidate should be experienced in working on their own as this is a stand alone role. Knowledge of bookkeeping and generally accepted accounting principles. Preference will be given to candidates with a working knowledge of Sage accounting software package.