Junior Bookkeeper (Xero)

A property management company in Cape Town CBD needs a bookkeeper who closes the month on time, every month. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Home base is a property management company on the Cape Town CBD side of Western Cape.

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

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

• Experience with inventory costing in a trading business
• Registered with SAIPA or the ICB as a bookkeeper

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

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