Junior Bookkeeper (Xero)

Recons that balance and suppliers who get paid right: that's the job at a family-owned manufacturer in Fourways. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

You'll be based at a family-owned manufacturer in Fourways. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Prepare VAT201 workings for the accountant to submit on SARS eFiling
• Keep the filing system in order for the annual audit or review
• Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed
• Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero
• Post month-end journals for accruals, prepayments and depreciation
• Reconcile bank accounts daily and clear unallocated items
• Run petty cash and file slips with proper supporting documents

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

• Knowledge of Sage Evolution or QuickBooks
• Experience with debt collection letters and handover to attorneys
• Registered with SAIPA or the ICB as a bookkeeper

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

• 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".