Cashbook and Recon Clerk

A family-owned manufacturer in Epping needs a bookkeeper who closes the month on time, every month. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

The work is in Epping, Western Cape, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed
• Reconcile creditors statements and sort out differences with suppliers
• Reconcile bank accounts daily and clear unallocated items
• Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out
• Load supplier payments on internet banking for authorisation

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

• Experience with debt collection letters and handover to attorneys
• Registered with SAIPA or the ICB as a bookkeeper

• Hybrid work after probation at some practices
• Paid study leave for bookkeeping exams
• Office hours with no weekend work

• 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".