Creditors Clerk (Manufacturing)

A wholesale distributor in Rustenburg needs a bookkeeper who closes the month on time, every month. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Location: Rustenburg, North West. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Send customer statements and phone accounts that are over 60 days
• Reconcile creditors statements and sort out differences with suppliers
• Load supplier payments on internet banking for authorisation
• Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out
• Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed
• Post month-end journals for accruals, prepayments and depreciation

• Practical skill in Sage Pastel, Sage Business Cloud or Xero
• Matric with Accounting
• Bookkeeping certificate or diploma (ICB, FASSET learnership or similar)
• Understanding of VAT input and output rules

• Experience with debt collection letters and handover to attorneys
• Knowledge of Sage Evolution or QuickBooks
• Experience with inventory costing in a trading business

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

• 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.