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Accounts Payable Administrator (Group Finance) – Fixed-Term

How2Apply Talent Network

Germiston, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 1 day ago

Full-time Finance & Accounting

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Job Description

You'll keep the books clean and up to date for a construction contractor in Germiston. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

Location: Germiston, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

What your day looks like

Post month-end journals for accruals, prepayments and depreciation
Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed
Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out
Load supplier payments on internet banking for authorisation
Prepare VAT201 workings for the accountant to submit on SARS eFiling
Reconcile creditors statements and sort out differences with suppliers

Must-haves

Practical skill in Sage Pastel, Sage Business Cloud or Xero
Accurate with figures and careful with supplier bank details
Matric with Accounting
Understanding of VAT input and output rules

Helpful, not essential

Experience with debt collection letters and handover to attorneys
Experience with inventory costing in a trading business
Registered with SAIPA or the ICB as a bookkeeper

What you get

Thirteenth cheque at many small firms
Paid study leave for bookkeeping exams
Hybrid work after probation at some practices

Applying, step by step

Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): certified copy of your bookkeeping qualification, latest payslip plus matric certificate showing Accounting.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
Watch for a call or WhatsApp from How2Apply over the next 5 working days.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Germiston.

How2Apply never charges you to apply, for training, for uniforms or for a "placement fee". If anyone asks you for money, it is a scam.

How to stand out

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".