Accounts Clerk (Property Management)

Every invoice, payment and bank line at this small accounting practice in Potchefstroom goes through your hands. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

You'll be based at a small accounting practice in Potchefstroom. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Post month-end journals for accruals, prepayments and depreciation
• Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out
• Load supplier payments on internet banking for authorisation
• Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed
• Keep the filing system in order for the annual audit or review
• Run petty cash and file slips with proper supporting documents

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

• Experience with inventory costing in a trading business
• Registered with SAIPA or the ICB as a bookkeeper

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

• Recruiters often give a short Excel or recon test, so practise a bank recon before the interview.
• Name the accounting packages you use daily in your CV headline, such as "Sage Pastel Partner, Xero, Excel".