Xero Bookkeeper

This is a remote position.

Playing a central role within a growing professional services environment, this part-time position supports the Financial Manager with daily transactional processing. Operating on a fully remote basis, the successful candidate will enjoy day-to-day autonomy over task sequencing. Regular structured check-ins will be held to manage priorities, review exceptions, and address any accounts requiring formal escalation. Independent Contract, 8 hours per week, R250 per hour.

Key Responsibilities

Multi-Currency Invoice Administration: Raise and issue client invoices using Xero, across multiple foreign currencies.

Debtor and Creditor Maintenance: Maintain accurate, up-to-date ledger records, actively tracking outstanding balances and following up systematically on overdue payments.

Supplier and Expense Processing: Process supplier invoices for payment and manage incoming expense claims from employees and sub-contractors, verifying entries against supporting receipts and internal policies prior to payment disbursement.

Bank Reconciliation Management: Execute daily bank transaction reconciliations, ensuring foreign currency accounts, receipts, and payments match correct accounts using accurate exchange rates.

Risk and Exception Flagging: Identify and flag overdue debtors and creditors to financial leadership on a regular, pre-defined schedule to mitigate cash flow risks.

Audit Readiness Enforcement: Maintain clean, appropriately categorised ledger records to ensure the accounting system remains audit-ready at all times.

Month-End Close Support: Facilitate successful month-end ledger closures by ensuring all transactions for the period are fully captured, allocated, and reconciled.

Query Resolution Correspondence: Respond to routine supplier and client billing inquiries, including resolving internal expense claim queries raised by employees and sub-contractors.

Requirements

Essential Requirements

Demonstrable, hands-on experience utilising multi-currency functionalities, covering invoicing, ledger management, bank reconciliations, and expense processing.

Proven, working knowledge of foreign exchange handling using Xero.

High attention to detail with the ability to work independently, manage time without daily supervision, and adhere to structural routines.

Clear, professional written communication skills for liaising with external clients, suppliers, employees, and sub-contractors on billing matters.

Access to a highly reliable internet connection and a secure, distraction-free remote working environment.

Desirable Requirements

Xero certification.

Previous experience supporting a UK -based consultancy or professional services business.

Required Software Skills

Xero

Microsoft Excel

Benefits

Fully remotePart-time hours

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