Branch Administrator (Car Dealership)

This car dealership in Pietermaritzburg needs an all-round administrator who can switch from quotes to payroll input without fuss. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Home base is a car dealership on the Pietermaritzburg side of KwaZulu-Natal. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Capture timesheets and send them to payroll before cut-off.
• Chase outstanding debtors with polite statements and calls.
• Handle the office phone, email and walk-in queries.
• Process purchase orders and follow up with suppliers on delivery dates.
• Keep vehicle licence discs, services and traffic fines on a fleet register.
• Manage petty cash and keep slips for the bookkeeper.

• Good Excel and email skills
• Working knowledge of Sage, Pastel or a similar accounting package
• At least 2 years of general office admin
• Confident talking to suppliers, clients and staff

• Dealer management system experience for motor roles
• Basic payroll input experience
• Driver's licence to run bank and supplier errands

• Paid Sage or Pastel courses
• Room to grow into an office manager or bookkeeping role
• Stable weekday hours with early Friday finish at some offices
• Annual bonus depending on business results

• Small business owners want proof you can do many things, so list tasks under each job, not only the title.
• Mention the exact accounting package and version (Sage Business Cloud, Pastel Partner) you know.