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