Debtors Clerk (Credit Control)

You'll keep the books clean and up to date for a wholesale distributor in Soweto. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is in Soweto (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Run petty cash and file slips with proper supporting documents
• Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out
• Send customer statements and phone accounts that are over 60 days
• Reconcile bank accounts daily and clear unallocated items
• Reconcile creditors statements and sort out differences with suppliers
• Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed
• Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero

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

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

• Name the accounting packages you use daily in your CV headline, such as "Sage Pastel Partner, Xero, Excel".
• Recruiters often give a short Excel or recon test, so practise a bank recon before the interview.