Bookkeeper to Trial Balance (Sage Pastel)

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

Location: Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Send customer statements and phone accounts that are over 60 days
• Run petty cash and file slips with proper supporting documents
• 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
• Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero
• Load supplier payments on internet banking for authorisation

• Understanding of VAT input and output rules
• Good with Excel: VLOOKUP, pivot tables and simple formulas
• At least 2 years of hands-on bookkeeping or clerk work
• Practical skill in Sage Pastel, Sage Business Cloud or Xero
• Matric with Accounting

• Experience with inventory costing in a trading business
• Knowledge of Sage Evolution or QuickBooks
• Experience with debt collection letters and handover to attorneys

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

• 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".