Senior Bookkeeper - Greater Midlands Area 

 Our client in the Greater Midlands area is looking for a Senior Bookkeeper to join their team.

 Responsibilities:

• Advanced knowledge of bookkeeping practices, especially for a manufacturing business
• Check and verify accounting records
• Allocate and post financial transactions
• Reconcile and balance all accounts
• Collate and analyse account data and generate financial reports
• Track and maintain inventory records
• Maintain internal control systems
• Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Prepare payments and bank deposits
• Comply with relevant reporting requirements
• Full bookkeeping function up to Balance Sheet
• Maintain complete filling system to support financial records
• Assist General Manager
• General administration work may be required

 Requirements:

• Grade 12 and relevant Bcom or Diploma in Accounting
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is advantageous
• Computer skills including Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Pastel
• Knowledge of GAAP and relevant legislation/regulatory requirements

Applicants must reside in Howick/ |Greater Midlands area

• Stay current with trends in Food and Beverage
• Prioritise time and energy into areas that add value to the guest experience and profitability of the business
• Prepare the Food and Beverage business plan to support/deliver budgeted growth across all Food and Beverage income streams
• Ensure that all Food and Beverage labour costs are adjusted according to levels of demand / activity and that effective cost controls are in place
• Regularly review product/process impacts together with the Head Chef and make changes to always remain relevant, innovative, and quality driven
• Ensure that menu and bar pricing is market led, relevant and engineered to deliver optimal profit, actively seek input from the Head Chef in this regard
• Schedule the Food and Beverage team (Service and Kitchen) to deliver optimal levels of productivity and maintain purchasing cycle in line with forecasted activity
• Support the Head Chef in selecting, coaching, and evaluating Kitchen team members
• Interview, select, train, supervise, coach, evaluate Food and Beverage service team members
• Provide a work environment to Food and Beverage team members that allows everyone to thrive and fulfil their potential
• Ensure that all Food and Beverage team members understand the purpose of their role and are equipped with the training and tools required
• Ensure regular and effective communication with the Food and Beverage team

Requirements:

• Management and/or supervisory Food and Beverage experience
• Able to meet financial targets
• Ability to comply with all Food and Beverage brand standards
• Passion for delivering exceptional levels of guest service
• Excellent grooming standards
• Willingness to develop team members and self
• Flexibility to respond to a range of different work situations
• Ability to work on your own or in teams
• Ability to work under pressure

Requirements:

• RE5 Qualification
• Minimum of 2-years' work experience in Short term Insurance Claims
• Work experience with Underwriting would be beneficial
• Have a good command of the English language, both written and verbal
• Excellent telephone etiquette
• The suitable candidate needs to be a team player who is hardworking with great interpersonal skills

We have an exciting opportunity for a self-disciplined Junior Operations Manager who is looking to develop within a business:

Responsibilities:

• Liaising with customers, dealing with their queries and complaints
• Keep updated with stock and equipment
• Deal with any staff issues
• Ensure quality of products are of correct standard
• Responsible for other branches around Pietermaritzburg

Requirements:

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and computer knowledge is essential
• BCom Degree
• Driver's license
• Good interpersonal skills 

Requirements:

• Excellent customer service skills
• Previous experience in hotel reservations
• Proficiency in Nightsbridge
• Willingness to work hospitality hours
• Live-in position - own vehicle and driver's license 

A local IT company with a wide reach is looking for a skilled technical person to join their expanding team. This busy environment requires someone who can hit the ground running. The individual will oversee technical implementations and other projects that not only require a certain technical ability and understanding, but also project management and attention to detail.

The right person will fit into the current team and be happy to share knowledge and help junior technicians as they progress in their training. Client relationships are important to the company and the individual will be customer facing and a good representative for the business. The business is very time focused and the ability to manage their time is very important.

Required Technical Skills

• Windows Server up to 2019 - Including AD, DNS, GP and WSUS
• AZURE knowledge and experience
• Virtualisation Technologies (Hyper-V and VMWare)
• Backup and recovery solutions and DR planning experience
• Firewalls and Endpoint protection knowledge and experience
• Networking TCP/IP to Layer 3
• Experience in managing and contributing technically to projects
• Office 365 business applications and services and security best practises surrounding these
• Messaging (Exchange, Teams)
• Document and Data management (SharePoint, OneDrive)

Other requirements

• Driver's license and own vehicle
• Happy to work after hours if required
• Happy to travel to clients if required
• Some infrequent overnight work may occur

Beneficial Skills

• Extensive AZURE or AWS knowledge
• SharePoint Development
• Sophos and FortiGate Firewalls
• Mikrotik RouterOS knowledge
• Hosted PBX experience
• Microsoft Power Platform experience
• MS SQL management and maintenance
• PowerShell and scripting

Requirements:

• BCom Accounting Degree
• CTA Level 2 is desired 
• Interest in completing SAICA / SAIPA Articles 
• Must have excellent attention to detail 
• Must be a good team player 
• Computer literate 
• Must reside in Pietermaritzburg / surrounding areas

Articles to commence in January 2021.

Please note that due to a high volume of applications for this type of opportunity, if you have not been contacted within 7-days please note that your application was unsuccessful.