Accounts Payable Administrator (Group Finance)

Every invoice, payment and bank line at this small accounting practice in Gqeberha goes through your hands. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

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

• Load supplier payments on internet banking for authorisation
• Run petty cash and file slips with proper supporting documents
• Reconcile creditors statements and sort out differences with suppliers
• Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero
• Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out
• Send customer statements and phone accounts that are over 60 days
• Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed

• At least 2 years of hands-on bookkeeping or clerk work
• Accurate with figures and careful with supplier bank details
• Matric with Accounting
• Understanding of VAT input and output rules
• Good with Excel: VLOOKUP, pivot tables and simple formulas

• Office hours with no weekend work
• Hybrid work after probation at some practices
• Paid study leave for bookkeeping exams

• Recruiters often give a short Excel or recon test, so practise a bank recon before the interview.
• Say how far you take the books, for example "to trial balance" or "to management accounts"; it tells recruiters your level.