Debtors Clerk (Credit Control)

A construction contractor in Secunda needs a bookkeeper who closes the month on time, every month. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

The site is in Secunda; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero
• Send customer statements and phone accounts that are over 60 days
• Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out
• Post month-end journals for accruals, prepayments and depreciation
• Prepare VAT201 workings for the accountant to submit on SARS eFiling

• Understanding of VAT input and output rules
• Accurate with figures and careful with supplier bank details
• Bookkeeping certificate or diploma (ICB, FASSET learnership or similar)
• Matric with Accounting
• Good with Excel: VLOOKUP, pivot tables and simple formulas
• Practical skill in Sage Pastel, Sage Business Cloud or Xero

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

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

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