Bookkeeper to Trial Balance (Sage Pastel) – Permanent

A wholesale distributor in Johannesburg CBD needs a bookkeeper who closes the month on time, every month. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The work is in Johannesburg CBD, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Load supplier payments on internet banking for authorisation
• Post month-end journals for accruals, prepayments and depreciation
• Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out
• Prepare VAT201 workings for the accountant to submit on SARS eFiling
• Run petty cash and file slips with proper supporting documents

• Understanding of VAT input and output rules
• Bookkeeping certificate or diploma (ICB, FASSET learnership or similar)
• Accurate with figures and careful with supplier bank details
• Matric with Accounting
• Practical skill in Sage Pastel, Sage Business Cloud or Xero
• Good with Excel: VLOOKUP, pivot tables and simple formulas

• Experience with inventory costing in a trading business
• Registered with SAIPA or the ICB as a bookkeeper

• Office hours with no weekend work
• Hybrid work after probation at some practices
• Thirteenth cheque at many small firms
• 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.
• Recruiters often give a short Excel or recon test, so practise a bank recon before the interview.