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Bookkeeper to Trial Balance (Sage Pastel)

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Harrismith, Free State

Full-time

Posted 2 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 Harrismith. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

Home base is a construction contractor on the Harrismith side of Free State. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

The work, day to day

Run petty cash and file slips with proper supporting documents
Load supplier payments on internet banking for authorisation
Reconcile creditors statements and sort out differences with suppliers
Send customer statements and phone accounts that are over 60 days
Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out
Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed

What you need

Good with Excel: VLOOKUP, pivot tables and simple formulas
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)

Extra points for

Registered with SAIPA or the ICB as a bookkeeper
Experience with inventory costing in a trading business
Experience with debt collection letters and handover to attorneys

What you get

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

Applying, step by step

Make sure the role, the hours and working in Harrismith really suit you before you apply.
Get these ready, because shortlisted people are asked for them straight away: latest payslip plus certified copy of your bookkeeping qualification.
Use the form on this page. It takes about two minutes and you don't need to upload anything yet.
Watch for a call or WhatsApp from How2Apply over the next 10 working days.

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

How2Apply never charges you to apply, for training, for uniforms or for a "placement fee". If anyone asks you for money, it is a scam.

How to stand out

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".