Creditors Clerk (Manufacturing)

Recons that balance and suppliers who get paid right: that's the job at a construction contractor in Durban Central. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

The work is in Durban Central, KwaZulu-Natal, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Keep the filing system in order for the annual audit or review
• Reconcile bank accounts daily and clear unallocated items
• Send customer statements and phone accounts that are over 60 days
• 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
• Run petty cash and file slips with proper supporting documents

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

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

• Recruiters often give a short Excel or recon test, so practise a bank recon before the interview.
• Say how far you take the books, for example "to trial balance" or "to management accounts"; it tells recruiters your level.