Bookkeeper to Trial Balance (Sage Pastel)

Every invoice, payment and bank line at this wholesale distributor in Polokwane goes through your hands. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

You'll report in Polokwane. Relocation is not covered for this one.

• Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed
• Reconcile creditors statements and sort out differences with suppliers
• Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero
• Prepare VAT201 workings for the accountant to submit on SARS eFiling
• Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out

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

• Registered with SAIPA or the ICB as a bookkeeper
• Knowledge of Sage Evolution or QuickBooks
• Experience with inventory costing in a trading business

• Paid study leave for bookkeeping exams
• Thirteenth cheque at many small firms
• Hybrid work after probation at some practices

• 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".