Accounts Clerk (Property Management) – Experienced

You'll keep the books clean and up to date for a family-owned manufacturer in East London. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

The work is in East London, Eastern Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed
• Prepare VAT201 workings for the accountant to submit on SARS eFiling
• Run petty cash and file slips with proper supporting documents
• Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero
• Reconcile bank accounts daily and clear unallocated items
• Keep the filing system in order for the annual audit or review

• Matric with Accounting
• Good with Excel: VLOOKUP, pivot tables and simple formulas
• Understanding of VAT input and output rules
• Bookkeeping certificate or diploma (ICB, FASSET learnership or similar)
• Practical skill in Sage Pastel, Sage Business Cloud or Xero
• At least 2 years of hands-on bookkeeping or clerk work

• Office hours with no weekend work
• Thirteenth cheque at many small firms
• Paid study leave for bookkeeping exams
• Hybrid work after probation at some practices

• Name the accounting packages you use daily in your CV headline, such as "Sage Pastel Partner, Xero, Excel".
• Say how far you take the books, for example "to trial balance" or "to management accounts"; it tells recruiters your level.