Junior Bookkeeper (Xero)

Recons that balance and suppliers who get paid right: that's the job at a property management company in Kariega. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

This post is in Kariega (Eastern Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Keep the filing system in order for the annual audit or review
• Post month-end journals for accruals, prepayments and depreciation
• Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed
• Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero
• Prepare VAT201 workings for the accountant to submit on SARS eFiling

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

• Registered with SAIPA or the ICB as a bookkeeper
• Experience with inventory costing in a trading business
• Knowledge of Sage Evolution or QuickBooks

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

• Name the accounting packages you use daily in your CV headline, such as "Sage Pastel Partner, Xero, Excel".
• Say how far you take the books, for example "to trial balance" or "to management accounts"; it tells recruiters your level.