Bookkeeper to Trial Balance (Sage Pastel) – Permanent

You'll keep the books clean and up to date for a wholesale distributor in Worcester. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

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

• Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed
• Load supplier payments on internet banking for authorisation
• Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero
• Prepare VAT201 workings for the accountant to submit on SARS eFiling
• Reconcile bank accounts daily and clear unallocated items
• Reconcile creditors statements and sort out differences with suppliers

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

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

• Office hours with no weekend work
• Hybrid work after probation at some practices
• Thirteenth cheque at many small firms

• Name the accounting packages you use daily in your CV headline, such as "Sage Pastel Partner, Xero, Excel".
• Recruiters often give a short Excel or recon test, so practise a bank recon before the interview.