
Accounting & Bookkeeping Specialist
iSTA Solutions
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: South Africa
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About the role
- - Accurately enter and review transactions in QuickBooks
- - Reconcile bank, credit card, and other balance sheet accounts on a regular basis
- - Understand how balance sheet and income statement accounts are impacted by transactions
- - Identify when account balances appear incorrect, unusual, or unreasonable
- - Investigate discrepancies by determining where differences originated and why
- - Research long-standing or uncleared transactions and determine appropriate next steps
- - Identify issues such as duplicate, missing, or misposted transactions
- - Use QuickBooks reports, registers, audit trails, and prior periods to research posting questions
- - Propose and implement practical, time-efficient solutions to resolve discrepancies
- - Communicate findings, questions, and resolutions clearly with team members
Requirements
- - Prior bookkeeping or accounting data entry experience
- - Working knowledge of QuickBooks
- - Basic understanding of balance sheet and income statement accounts
- - Ability to recognize when something doesn’t look correct and investigate further
- - Strong attention to detail while maintaining speed and efficiency
- - Ability to work independently and use judgment before escalating questions
- - Clear written and verbal communication skills
- - Ability to learn quickly and apply feedback constructively
- - Familiarity with payroll and payroll taxes and how they appear on financial statements is advantageous
- *If you are not contacted within 14 working days, please consider your application unsuccessful.*
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
bookkeepingdata entryaccount reconciliationtransaction analysisfinancial statement understandingdiscrepancy investigationQuickBooks reportingaudit trailspayroll familiaritypayroll tax knowledge
Soft Skills
attention to detailindependent workjudgmentclear communicationability to learn quicklyconstructive feedback application