Bookkeeper to Trial Balance (Sage Pastel) – Fixed-Term

Recons that balance and suppliers who get paid right: that's the job at a construction contractor in Gqeberha. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

The site is in Gqeberha; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Reconcile creditors statements and sort out differences with suppliers
• Reconcile bank accounts daily and clear unallocated items
• Send customer statements and phone accounts that are over 60 days
• Prepare VAT201 workings for the accountant to submit on SARS eFiling
• Load supplier payments on internet banking for authorisation
• Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero

• Good with Excel: VLOOKUP, pivot tables and simple formulas
• Accurate with figures and careful with supplier bank details
• At least 2 years of hands-on bookkeeping or clerk work
• Understanding of VAT input and output rules
• Matric with Accounting

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

• 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.