Bookkeeper to Trial Balance (Sage Pastel)

Recons that balance and suppliers who get paid right: that's the job at a small accounting practice in Harrismith. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

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

• 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
• Reconcile creditors statements and sort out differences with suppliers
• Post month-end journals for accruals, prepayments and depreciation
• Run petty cash and file slips with proper supporting documents
• Load supplier payments on internet banking for authorisation

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

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

• 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".