Bookkeeper to Trial Balance (Sage Pastel)

Recons that balance and suppliers who get paid right: that's the job at a family-owned manufacturer in Germiston. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

You'll be based at a family-owned manufacturer in Germiston. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Keep the filing system in order for the annual audit or review
• Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed
• Send customer statements and phone accounts that are over 60 days
• Reconcile creditors statements and sort out differences with suppliers
• Post month-end journals for accruals, prepayments and depreciation
• Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out
• Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero

• Bookkeeping certificate or diploma (ICB, FASSET learnership or similar)
• At least 2 years of hands-on bookkeeping or clerk work
• Accurate with figures and careful with supplier bank details
• Understanding of VAT input and output rules
• Matric with Accounting

• Knowledge of Sage Evolution or QuickBooks
• Experience with debt collection letters and handover to attorneys

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

• Name the accounting packages you use daily in your CV headline, such as "Sage Pastel Partner, Xero, Excel".
• Recruiters often give a short Excel or recon test, so practise a bank recon before the interview.