Junior Bookkeeper & Payroll Assistant – Insrep Construction
Full-time, Permanent, Work
Cape Town, Paarden Eiland
Posted 3 months ago
ABOUT THE ORGANISATION AND THE ROLE
Insrep Construction, a well-established construction firm based in Cape Town, is seeking a detail-oriented Junior Bookkeeper. This pivotal role in a family-owned business within a small, well-established team, involves managing payroll and bookkeeping functions across three companies, ensuring full compliance with statutory bodies such as BIBC, FEM, and SARS, and maintaining up-to-date and accurate financial records using Pastel Payroll and QuickBooks.
MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Bookkeeping
- Maintain accurate records in QuickBooks for three companies
- Generate and follow up on invoices; match payments and reconcile accounts
- Oversee supplier payments, bank reconciliations, VAT and cashflow reporting
- Support year-end audit processes and documentation for BEE and POPIA compliance
2. Payroll
- Manage full payroll function using Pastel Payroll for weekly and monthly staff payments
- Administer submissions and contributions to BIBC and FEM, including claims and reports
- Handle payroll tax reconciliations and reports (EMP201, EMP501, EE Certificates)
- Track staff advances and ensure compliance with all payroll-related legislation and timelines
REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
1. Work experience and industry exposure
- Minimum 3-5 years of payroll and bookkeeping experience (preferably in construction but not essential)
- Proficient in Pastel Payroll, QuickBooks, and Microsoft Excel or similar software
- Knowledge of BIBC, FEM, SARS, and EE compliance
2. Strong Communication and Interpersonal skills
- Professional, clear, and respectful communication via email and phone
- Able to handle sensitive financial data confidentially
- Ability to communicate in English and Afrikaans is advantageous
- Assertive personality that understand bookkeeping and is able to make well-informed recommendations to the business
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to integrate into a settles and established team.
3. Excellent Administration and Organisational Skills
- Excellent time management and multitasking abilities
- Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy
- Self-managed, reliable, and deadline-driven
- Skilled in handling reconciliations, ledger reviews, and tax document preparation.
4. General
- Strong computer literacy (MS Office, Payroll & Accounting Software)
- POPIA-compliant document handling
- Ability to work across multiple companies with accuracy and efficiency.
Interested?
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Closing date for applications: 16 March 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 | Finance, Property, Maintenance & Construction |
| Location: | Paarden Eiland |
| Reporting to: | Director |
| Nature of contract: | Permanent |
| Hours of work: | 7.30am – 4pm |
| Salary range: | Negotiable |
| Benefits: | 3 weeks annual leave (must be taken in Dec/Jan during builder’s holidays) |
| Closing date for applications: | 16 March 2026 |
| Interested? | Click on the APPLY NOW / DOWNLOAD APPLICATION button above |