Bookkeeper to Trial Balance (Sage Pastel)

Every invoice, payment and bank line at this construction contractor in Soweto goes through your hands. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

Location: Soweto, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Post month-end journals for accruals, prepayments and depreciation
• Run petty cash and file slips with proper supporting documents
• Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero
• Keep the filing system in order for the annual audit or review
• Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed

• Bookkeeping certificate or diploma (ICB, FASSET learnership or similar)
• Good with Excel: VLOOKUP, pivot tables and simple formulas
• At least 2 years of hands-on bookkeeping or clerk work
• Practical skill in Sage Pastel, Sage Business Cloud or Xero
• Understanding of VAT input and output rules
• Accurate with figures and careful with supplier bank details

• Experience with debt collection letters and handover to attorneys
• Knowledge of Sage Evolution or QuickBooks

• Office hours with no weekend work
• 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.
• Name the accounting packages you use daily in your CV headline, such as "Sage Pastel Partner, Xero, Excel".