Finance Administrator/Bookkeeper – YWaste Solutions
ABOUT THE ORGANISATION AND THE ROLE
Ywaste is a social enterprise that in 17 years has grown from a family business to an operation which diverts over 1000 tons of waste from landfills every month. Ywaste focuses on effective and responsible management of food waste and conversion to various methods which reduces the contribution food waste makes to landfill proliferation. This also enables the replenishment of the soil, which in turn, leads to a better world.
They are looking for an organised and efficient Finance Administrator/ Bookkeeper with good attention to detail to join their team and support their business operations.
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Debtor Management
- Onboarding and Financial Management of clients
- Preparation of quotes
- Issuing of invoices.
- Issuing of statements.
- Bank account reconciliations.
- Credit Control and Management of Debtor days
2. Creditor management
- Onboarding and Financial Management of suppliers
- Preparation of Supplier Purchase Orders
- Checking and capture of Supplier Invoices
- Preparation of Supplier payment reports
- Payment allocations.
3. Reporting
- Preparation of and report on cash flow statement,
- Preparation of Monthly Trial Balance
- Forwarding relevant information to accountant for weekly reporting
- Weekly accounting reports to Finance Officer.
4. General administration
- Provide general administrative support as and when required.
- Supervision of Financial document filing
- Responsible for all Financial Record Keeping.
REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
The ideal applicant will have the following competencies:
1. Work experience and industry exposure
- A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in a bookkeeping role with a thorough working knowledge of Sage or a related accounting package.
- Finance-related degree or diploma is preferable.
- Experience working with multiple Debtors and Creditors is an advantage.
- Experience of working in the Financial / Accounting Divisions of Retail Companies is an advantage
2. Strong Communication and Interpersonal skills
- Able to communicate telephonically in an efficient manner.
- A friendly and accessible individual able to manage difficult situations and personalities in a calm and rational manner.
- Strong inter-personal skills with the ability to respond to queries and deal with complaints.
3. Excellent Administration and Organisational Skills
- Highly organised and efficient individual who can multitask and work well under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
- Systems oriented with excellent attention to detail.
- A proactive team player who is contribution-focussed.
- A flexible individual who is able to work autonomously while maintaining open channels of communication with a team.
- A logical thinker comfortable working in an unstructured environment and able to work well across cross-functional teams.
4. General
- An honest and ethical individual who takes pride in their work.
- A numerate individual with a thorough understanding of all aspects of bookkeeping.
- Open to learning new systems and other ways of working.
- Customer focussed and friendly with a passion for service excellence.
- A strong commitment for learning and a willingness to grow with the business.
- Driver’s licence and own transport is desirable.
Interested?
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Closing date for applications: 9 June 2026
If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of submitting your application, kindly consider your application to have been unsuccessful
Job Features
| Job Category | Admin, Office & Support, Finance, Social Enterprise |
| Location: | Southern Suburbs, Cape Town |
| Reporting to: | Finance Officer |
| Nature of contract: | Permanent |
| Hours of work: | 9am – 5pm (Mon – Friday) |
| Salary range: | CTC salary (commensurate with skill and experience) |
| Closing date for applications: | 9 June 2026 |
| Interested? | Click on the APPLY NOW / DOWNLOAD APPLICATION button above |