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Cashbook and Recon Clerk

How2Apply Talent Network

Soweto, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 1 day ago

Full-time Finance & Accounting

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Job Description

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

This post is in Soweto (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

The work, day to day

Post month-end journals for accruals, prepayments and depreciation
Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero
Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out
Prepare VAT201 workings for the accountant to submit on SARS eFiling
Run petty cash and file slips with proper supporting documents
Reconcile bank accounts daily and clear unallocated items

Must-haves

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

Extra points for

Experience with debt collection letters and handover to attorneys
Experience with inventory costing in a trading business

What's in it for you

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

How to apply for this job

Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): certified copy of your bookkeeping qualification, latest payslip plus matric certificate showing Accounting.
Use the form on this page. It takes about two minutes and you don't need to upload anything yet.
Keep your phone on. Shortlisted applicants are contacted by call, SMS or WhatsApp within 7 working days.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Soweto; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

How2Apply never charges you to apply, for training, for uniforms or for a "placement fee". If anyone asks you for money, it is a scam.

Before you hit apply

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.