Debtors Clerk (Credit Control)

You'll keep the books clean and up to date for a family-owned manufacturer in Fourways. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

The site is in Fourways; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Run petty cash and file slips with proper supporting documents
• 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
• Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed
• Post month-end journals for accruals, prepayments and depreciation
• Keep the filing system in order for the annual audit or review

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

• 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.