Part -time Bookkeeper

Operating within a multi -entity structure, this part -time (3 days per week) on -site position provides financial structure and payroll governance across three distinct company frameworks and a dedicated trust. The role centers on bringing complete ledger integrity to an established commercial operation while concurrently maintaining time -sensitive weekly wage and monthly payroll cycles for a combined workforce of approximately 50 individuals.

The position demands an organized financial administrator who can balance high -volume processing with meticulous document architecture. Based entirely on -site in Somerset West for three days per week, starting on a 3 month contract , the successful candidate will manage dual physical and electronic filing repositories, ensuring that financial records and human resource data are systematically cataloged.

Key Responsibilities

• Weekly Wage Administration: Calculate and manage weekly wage processing for approximately 50 personnel, utilizing specialized data tracking infrastructure.
  

• Monthly Payroll Management: Execute full -cycle monthly payroll processing and statutory submission tracking for a core team of 20 personnel.
  

• Full -Function Bookkeeping (Commercial): Take complete accountability for the full -function bookkeeping lifecycle up to trial balance for a company processing an annual turnover of R3,000,000.
  

• Trust Accounting Stewardship: Govern full bookkeeping records and administrative requirements for a Broad -Based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Trust with an established beneficiary profile.
  

• Greenfield System Architecture: Setup, initialize, and structure a clean accounting ledger and financial tracking process from scratch for a newly formed, low -activity company.
  

• HR Document Management: Oversee and structure internal human resource archives, ensuring all personnel files are accurately mirrored across hardcopy and electronic storage networks.
  

Requirements

• Multifaceted Bookkeeping Background: Minimum of 3–5 years of verified experience managing full bookkeeping pipelines across multiple independent companies or complex trust structures.
  

• Dual -Cycle Payroll Expertise: Direct, hands -on experience handling regular weekly wage processing for substantial workforces alongside formal monthly salary registers.
  

• Immediate Availability: Capacity to complete local interviews immediately and step into an active on -site handover by next week.
  

• Geographical Proximity: Ability to commute reliably for a fixed 3 -day weekly on -site presence in Somerset West.
  

Desirable Requirements

• Prior exposure to agricultural workforce administration systems
  

Required Software Skills

• Agrigistics
  

• Sage VIP
  

• Microsoft Office Suite (MS Excel, Word, and Outlook)
  

Benefits