Junior Bookkeeper (Xero)

You'll keep the books clean and up to date for a construction contractor in Roodepoort. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is Roodepoort-based, with most of your time spent at a construction contractor. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out
• 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
• Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero
• Run petty cash and file slips with proper supporting documents

• Understanding of VAT input and output rules
• At least 2 years of hands-on bookkeeping or clerk work
• Good with Excel: VLOOKUP, pivot tables and simple formulas
• Practical skill in Sage Pastel, Sage Business Cloud or Xero

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

• Thirteenth cheque at many small firms
• Office hours with no weekend work
• 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.
• Recruiters often give a short Excel or recon test, so practise a bank recon before the interview.