Accounts Assistant

Job Description Role Overview WOLO Travel is looking for a reliable and detail-oriented Accounts Assistant to support the day-to-day transactional finance function. The role focuses on accurate processing, reconciliations and finance administration, helping ensure that supplier, customer and bank records remain clean, current and ready for month-end reporting. This is an early-career accounting role suited to a university graduate who has already gained practical finance experience, enjoys working with numbers and wants to build broader accounting capability in a fast-moving business. Key Responsibilities Accounts Payable & Receivable • Capture supplier invoices and maintain accurate supplier account records. • Reconcile supplier statements and prepare supporting information for payment runs. • Allocate customer payments, assist with customer account administration and follow up payment discrepancies. • Escalate unresolved supplier or customer issues to the Financial Accountant. Bank & Payment Reconciliations • Perform bank, credit card and payment gateway reconciliations. • Match receipts and payments to the correct transactions and accounts. • Investigate straightforward differences and keep unreconciled items to a minimum. Travel & Booking Finance • Assist with matching customer payments, supplier invoices and payments to travel bookings. • Support reconciliation of deposits, prepayments, refunds, cancellations and credits. • Help identify discrepancies between booking systems, accounting records and payment platforms. Finance Administration & Month-End Support • Process employee expense claims and ensure supporting documents and approvals are complete. • Maintain organised electronic finance records and follow up missing invoices, receipts or information. • Prepare selected month-end schedules and reconciliations for review by the Financial Accountant. • Assist with audit, VAT, payroll and year-end supporting documentation when required. Systems & Process Support • Use Xero and other finance or operational systems accurately and consistently. • Follow agreed finance procedures and controls. • Raise recurring transactional issues or process improvements with the Financial Accountant. Requirements Experience & Qualifications • Completed university degree in Accounting, Finance, Management Accounting or a related field. • At least 1 year of full-time post-university experience in an accounting or finance role. • Practical exposure to accounts payable, accounts receivable and reconciliations. • Experience using accounting software such as Xero, Sage or similar. • Good Microsoft Excel skills. • Exposure to month-end accounting is advantageous. • Studying towards CIMA, SAIPA, SAICA or another recognised professional accounting qualification is advantageous. • Experience in a high-volume transactional business is advantageous. Key Attributes • Accurate and detail-oriented. • Reliable, organised and comfortable with recurring deadlines. • Curious and willing to investigate discrepancies. • Confident with systems and willing to learn. • Able to ask questions and escalate issues appropriately. • Proactive, trustworthy and solutions-focused. ​ What Success Looks Like Success in this role would mean: • Supplier invoices and customer payments are processed accurately and promptly. • Bank, card and supplier reconciliations remain current. • Supporting documents are complete and organised. • Transactional work is ready for month-end without significant backlog. • Finance queries and discrepancies are followed up and escalated appropriately. Benefits & other information WOLO Travel offers a structured hybrid work from home, work from office environment Home base is in the Cape Town CBD and applicant must provide own transport Every employee receives a Guaranteed 10 WOLO Weekends (Long Weekends) a year WOLO Travel is a lifestyle brand with a commitment to "Working to live, not living to work!"