West Coast Personnel is looking for Financial Administrators for a busy finance team in Parow, Cape Town. This permanent role suits a detail-oriented administrator with strong bookkeeping experience who enjoys working with numbers, keeping records accurate and making sure everything balances.
About the company and the work
West Coast Personnel is a recruitment specialist placing staff at all levels. Its client needs reliable Financial Administrators to support daily finance operations, including bookkeeping, creditor and debtor administration, bank reconciliations and store cash-up checks.
Role details and duties
The role is permanent, with a salary of R15 000 to R20 000 per month. The original listing shows an apply-by date of 20 November 2026, and reference CPT001407/MM.
- Provide daily bookkeeping and administrative support to the finance team and maintain accurate financial records and supporting documentation.
- Process financial transactions and ensure correct allocations, capture and import bank statements into Pastel Partner, and perform weekly bank reconciliations.
- Process monthly general journals, including rent, payroll and month-end adjustments, and perform General Ledger reconciliations.
- Assist with monthly financial reporting and management accounts, and identify, investigate and resolve financial discrepancies.
- Reconcile supplier and creditor accounts, follow up outstanding invoices and balances, prepare and process weekly supplier payments, and reconcile monthly rental statements and process landlord payments.
- Distribute proof of payments, assist with accounts receivable and debtor administration, and complete supplier credit application forms.
- Obtain, check and verify daily cash-up figures from allocated stores, capture figures into Excel, perform weekly store reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
- Respond to calls and emails professionally, handle supplier, store and finance queries, and maintain an organised, up-to-date filing system.
Requirements
Only the requirements stated on the original listing are listed here:
- 3 to 5 years of experience in financial administration or bookkeeping.
- Proven working experience with Pastel Partner is essential.
- Sound understanding of bookkeeping and accounting principles, experience with creditors and debtors, and strong Microsoft Excel skills.
- Experience with bank, supplier and General Ledger reconciliations, good computer literacy and administrative skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and numerical accuracy, strong organisation and time management, ability to work independently and meet deadlines, and good communication and problem-solving skills.
- Experience handling daily cash-ups and multiple store accounts is advantageous.
- Meticulous, accurate, responsible, trustworthy, dependable, proactive, well organised and deadline driven, confident with numbers and financial records, and able to work as part of a team and independently.
Where to find and apply safely
This opportunity was originally advertised on Careers24 by West Coast Personnel. Use the Apply button on this page, which takes you directly to that original listing, and submit your application there.
Practical tips
- Put your Pastel Partner experience and reconciliation experience at the top of your CV, with years of experience clearly stated.
- Give examples of bookkeeping, creditor, debtor or cash-up work you have handled.
- Show your Excel skills and your accuracy with numbers and deadlines.
How the process works
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Important information
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