Bookkeeper Intern
2026-04-14 - 2026-06-30
Contractor
JHB000928
Accounting and Auditing
Gauteng, JHB - Northern Suburbs
Signa Opportunity
is recruiting unemployed youth for quality workplace experience through the Youth Employment Service (YES) initiative.
is recruiting unemployed youth for quality workplace experience through the Youth Employment Service (YES) initiative.
About the YES Initiative
The initiative was launched by the President in 2018 and is a partnership with the government and labour department to collectively devise a national plan to build economic pathways for South Africa’s youth by creating workplace opportunities for South African youth over a period of 12 months.
Position: Bookkeeper Intern
Stipend: R7500
Location: Gauteng (Sunninghill)
The initiative was launched by the President in 2018 and is a partnership with the government and labour department to collectively devise a national plan to build economic pathways for South Africa’s youth by creating workplace opportunities for South African youth over a period of 12 months.
Position: Bookkeeper Intern
Stipend: R7500
Location: Gauteng (Sunninghill)
About the role
The Bookkeeper Intern will support the accounting team in maintaining accurate financial records while being developed towards financial reporting, annual financial statements
(AFS) preparation, and tax administration support.
Responsibilities:
Transaction Processing & Record Keeping
Please consider your application unsuccessful when you have not heard from the Signa Opportunity team within two weeks of submitting your application.
The Bookkeeper Intern will support the accounting team in maintaining accurate financial records while being developed towards financial reporting, annual financial statements
(AFS) preparation, and tax administration support.
Responsibilities:
Transaction Processing & Record Keeping
- Capture and process financial transactions.
- Perform bank and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Maintain accurate accounting records.
- Organise supporting documentation.
- Assist with monthly close processes.
- Prepare working papers and reconciliations.
- Review transactions for accuracy.
- Identify discrepancies.
- Process supplier invoices and payments.
- Prepare customer invoices.
- Manage debtor and creditor schedules.
- Follow up on outstanding payments.
- Assist with payroll preparation.
- Support payroll processing under supervision.
- Maintain payroll records.
- Assist with statutory submissions.
- Assist with VAT reconciliations.
- Compile supporting schedules.
- Assist with income tax preparation.
- Maintain tax documentation.
- Process transactions on accounting systems (e.g., XERO, QuickBooks).
- Maintain data accuracy.
- Support system improvements.
- Assist in drafting monthly management accounts.
- Prepare and maintain AFS working papers.
- Support preparation of Annual Financial Statements (AFS).
- Assist in financial analysis and variance explanations.
- Compile supporting schedules for tax computations.
- Assist in preparing provisional and annual tax packs.
- Support VAT and income tax processes (under supervision).
- Ensure all working papers are accurate and review-ready.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Numerical ability.
- Understanding of accounting principles.
- Organisational skills.
- Willingness to learn.
- Professional work ethic.
- South African Unemployed youth between the ages of 18 and 34.
- Must not have participated on the YES programme before.
- Matric.
- Degree in Accounting or Finance.
- Basic bookkeeping knowledge.
- Excel proficiency.
- Familiarity with accounting systems is an advantage.
Please consider your application unsuccessful when you have not heard from the Signa Opportunity team within two weeks of submitting your application.
For more information please contact:
Siphokuhle Mavuso
