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Debtors Clerk (Credit Control)

How2Apply Talent Network

Khayelitsha, Western Cape

Full-time

Posted 1 day ago

Full-time Finance & Accounting

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Job Description

You'll keep the books clean and up to date for a construction contractor in Khayelitsha. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

Location: Khayelitsha, Western Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

What your day looks like

Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out
Send customer statements and phone accounts that are over 60 days
Reconcile creditors statements and sort out differences with suppliers
Prepare VAT201 workings for the accountant to submit on SARS eFiling
Keep the filing system in order for the annual audit or review

You'll need

Bookkeeping certificate or diploma (ICB, FASSET learnership or similar)
At least 2 years of hands-on bookkeeping or clerk work
Accurate with figures and careful with supplier bank details
Good with Excel: VLOOKUP, pivot tables and simple formulas

Extra points for

Experience with debt collection letters and handover to attorneys
Experience with inventory costing in a trading business

What you get

Hybrid work after probation at some practices
Thirteenth cheque at many small firms
Office hours with no weekend work

How to apply

Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): certified copy of your bookkeeping qualification plus latest payslip.
Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 5 working days, usually by phone.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Khayelitsha; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Tips to get shortlisted

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.