Debtors Clerk (Credit Control)

Recons that balance and suppliers who get paid right: that's the job at a small accounting practice in Germiston. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

The work is in Germiston, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Reconcile bank accounts daily and clear unallocated items
• Keep the filing system in order for the annual audit or review
• Send customer statements and phone accounts that are over 60 days
• Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out
• Reconcile creditors statements and sort out differences with suppliers
• Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero

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

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

• Hybrid work after probation at some practices
• Paid study leave for bookkeeping exams
• Office hours with no weekend work
• 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.
• Name the accounting packages you use daily in your CV headline, such as "Sage Pastel Partner, Xero, Excel".