Creditors Clerk (Manufacturing) – Entry Level

Recons that balance and suppliers who get paid right: that's the job at a motor dealership in Pietermaritzburg. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The work is in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Prepare VAT201 workings for the accountant to submit on SARS eFiling
• Load supplier payments on internet banking for authorisation
• Reconcile bank accounts daily and clear unallocated items
• Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed
• Run petty cash and file slips with proper supporting documents
• Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out
• Send customer statements and phone accounts that are over 60 days

• Good with Excel: VLOOKUP, pivot tables and simple formulas
• Matric with Accounting
• Bookkeeping certificate or diploma (ICB, FASSET learnership or similar)
• Practical skill in Sage Pastel, Sage Business Cloud or Xero
• Understanding of VAT input and output rules
• Accurate with figures and careful with supplier bank details

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

• Office hours with no weekend work
• Thirteenth cheque at many small firms
• Paid study leave for bookkeeping exams

• 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.