Bookkeeper to Trial Balance (Sage Pastel)

How2Apply Talent Network
Fourways, Gauteng
Full-time
Posted 5 hours 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 Fourways. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Home base is a construction contractor on the Fourways side of Gauteng.

What your day looks like

  • Reconcile bank accounts daily and clear unallocated items
  • Send customer statements and phone accounts that are over 60 days
  • Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero
  • Prepare VAT201 workings for the accountant to submit on SARS eFiling
  • Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out
  • Reconcile creditors statements and sort out differences with suppliers
  • Post month-end journals for accruals, prepayments and depreciation

Must-haves

  • Good with Excel: VLOOKUP, pivot tables and simple formulas
  • Matric with Accounting
  • Bookkeeping certificate or diploma (ICB, FASSET learnership or similar)
  • Accurate with figures and careful with supplier bank details

What's in it for you

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

How to apply for this job

  1. Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
  2. Get these ready, because shortlisted people are asked for them straight away: latest payslip, certified copy of your bookkeeping qualification plus matric certificate showing Accounting.
  3. Use the form on this page. It takes about two minutes and you don't need to upload anything yet.
  4. Keep your phone on. Shortlisted applicants are contacted by call, SMS or WhatsApp within 6 working days.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Fourways; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Before you hit apply

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

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Job details
SalaryDiscussed at interview
Job TypeFull-time
LocationFourways, Gauteng
CategoryFinance & Accounting
Experience1+ years
Posted10 October 2026
Closing Date13 November 2026
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