Bookkeeper to Trial Balance (Sage Pastel) – Permanent

Recons that balance and suppliers who get paid right: that's the job at a construction contractor in East London. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

Location: East London, Eastern Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Reconcile bank accounts daily and clear unallocated items
• 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
• Keep the filing system in order for the annual audit or review
• Prepare VAT201 workings for the accountant to submit on SARS eFiling
• Send customer statements and phone accounts that are over 60 days

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

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

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