Accounts Payable Administrator (Group Finance)

Every invoice, payment and bank line at this family-owned manufacturer in Stellenbosch goes through your hands. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

You'll report in Stellenbosch. Relocation is not covered for this one. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Run petty cash and file slips with proper supporting documents
• Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed
• Reconcile bank accounts daily and clear unallocated items
• Keep the filing system in order for the annual audit or review
• Load supplier payments on internet banking for authorisation
• Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero

• Accurate with figures and careful with supplier bank details
• Matric with Accounting
• Good with Excel: VLOOKUP, pivot tables and simple formulas
• Bookkeeping certificate or diploma (ICB, FASSET learnership or similar)
• Understanding of VAT input and output rules
• Practical skill in Sage Pastel, Sage Business Cloud or Xero

• Knowledge of Sage Evolution or QuickBooks
• Experience with debt collection letters and handover to attorneys
• Registered with SAIPA or the ICB as a bookkeeper

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

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