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Career Opportunity: Accounts Assistant at Helderberg Personnel (Stellenbosch, South Africa)

 

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Helderberg Personnel is recruiting a detail-oriented, organized Accounts Assistant on behalf of an esteemed wine estate in the Cape Winelands, based in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa.

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Position Overview

  • Job Title: Accounts Assistant
  • Employer: Helderberg Personnel (Client in Hospitality & Wine Estate Sector)
  • Vacancy Reference: SW006579
  • Location: Stellenbosch, Cape Winelands, Western Cape, South Africa
  • Industry: Hospitality / Wine & Beverage
  • Employment Status: Permanent / Full-Time
  • Salary: Market-related Monthly Basic Plus Commission (Company RA | Group Benefit)
  • Posted Date: October 19, 2026
  • Application Deadline: November 18, 2026

Job Summary

The Accounts Assistant will provide daily accounting and administrative support to the Finance team at the wine estate. Primary duties include processing customer invoices and supplier payments, performing bank and weekly cash-up reconciliations, tracking budget allocations, updating product costing sheets, and assisting with stock verification and audit preparation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Debtors & Customers: Review incoming orders, process customer invoices, reconcile customer statements, and review credit applications prior to submitting to the Accountant.
  • Creditors & Suppliers: Verify supplier invoices against HOD approvals, process invoices, reconcile vendor statements, and conduct bi-weekly supplier age analysis reviews.
  • Banking, Cash-Ups & Controls: Prepare weekly and monthly payment files, distribute proof-of-payments to HODs, reconcile weekly cash-ups, investigate cash-up variances, and maintain fixed asset allocations.
  • Budgets, Costing & Inventory: Allocate supplier invoices against budget trackers, update costing sheets, track inventory input costs, and assist with monthly stock verification.
  • Audit & General Administration: Organize financial filing systems, assist with financial year-end audit documentation, and provide general finance/administrative support.

Requirements & Qualifications

  • Education: A relevant accounting or bookkeeping qualification will be advantageous.
  • Experience: Solid experience in an accounts, bookkeeping, or finance support role.
  • Technical Skills: Sound understanding of creditors, debtors, and account reconciliations; strong working knowledge of MS Excel/spreadsheets and accounting software.
  • Core Competencies: High attention to detail, methodical accuracy, good organizational/communication skills, ability to work under pressure, and a service-oriented, professional approach.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications directly through the official recruitment portal:

👉 Click Here to Apply via Placement Partner Portal

(Recruitment Consultant Contact: Christine Loopstra)

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