Creditors Clerk (Manufacturing)

Recons that balance and suppliers who get paid right: that's the job at a motor dealership in Rosslyn. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

You'll report in Rosslyn. Relocation is not covered for this one. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out
• Run petty cash and file slips with proper supporting documents
• Load supplier payments on internet banking for authorisation
• Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero
• Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed
• Reconcile bank accounts daily and clear unallocated items
• Reconcile creditors statements and sort out differences with suppliers

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

• Registered with SAIPA or the ICB as a bookkeeper
• Experience with debt collection letters and handover to attorneys
• Experience with inventory costing in a trading business

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

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