Bookkeeper to Trial Balance (Sage Pastel)

A small accounting practice in Tembisa 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.

This post is Tembisa-based, with most of your time spent at a small accounting practice. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Load supplier payments on internet banking for authorisation
• Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed
• Reconcile bank accounts daily and clear unallocated items
• Keep the filing system in order for the annual audit or review
• Prepare VAT201 workings for the accountant to submit on SARS eFiling
• Reconcile creditors statements and sort out differences with suppliers

• At least 2 years of hands-on bookkeeping or clerk work
• Practical skill in Sage Pastel, Sage Business Cloud or Xero
• Matric with Accounting
• Accurate with figures and careful with supplier bank details
• Good with Excel: VLOOKUP, pivot tables and simple formulas
• Understanding of VAT input and output rules

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

• Name the accounting packages you use daily in your CV headline, such as "Sage Pastel Partner, Xero, Excel".
• Say how far you take the books, for example "to trial balance" or "to management accounts"; it tells recruiters your level.