Junior Bookkeeper (Xero)

A property management company in Lephalale needs a bookkeeper who closes the month on time, every month. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

This post is Lephalale-based, with most of your time spent at a property management company.

• Reconcile creditors statements and sort out differences with suppliers
• Load supplier payments on internet banking for authorisation
• Prepare VAT201 workings for the accountant to submit on SARS eFiling
• Reconcile bank accounts daily and clear unallocated items
• Post month-end journals for accruals, prepayments and depreciation
• Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out
• Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero

• 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
• At least 2 years of hands-on bookkeeping or clerk work
• 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
• 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.