Location: Sandton, Johannesburg
Type: Full Time & On-site
Salary: R25, 000 R31, 000 CTC per month (including benefits)
Intro:
An exciting opportunity exists within a finance department for an experienced Legal Bookkeeper with Trust Investment & Creditors experience, reporting to senior financial management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Capturing and reconciling vendor payments
- Processing business and trust EFT payments
- Processing new trust investments in line with Section 86(4) of the Legal Practice Act, including guarantees, add-ons, withdrawals, and closures
- Performing monthly reconciliations and trust balance clean-ups
- Handling ad hoc queries from internal stakeholders
- Submitting all required monthly reports
- Preparing files and documentation for annual audits
- Performing general ad hoc duties within the finance department
- Providing cover for team members during periods of leave
- Matric (essential)
- Bookkeeping Diploma
- Minimum of 3 years experience in an accounting or finance environment
- Law firm experience (essential)
- Proficiency in MS Word and Excel (essential)
- Full working knowledge of the MS Office package
- CMS/Aderant experience (advantageous)
- Knowledge of FICA and KYC principles (advantageous)
- Banking experience (advantageous)
