Junior Bookkeeper (Xero)

You'll keep the books clean and up to date for a wholesale distributor in Soweto. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

The site is in Soweto; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Reconcile bank accounts daily and clear unallocated items
• Keep the filing system in order for the annual audit or review
• Prepare VAT201 workings for the accountant to submit on SARS eFiling
• Post month-end journals for accruals, prepayments and depreciation
• Reconcile creditors statements and sort out differences with suppliers

• Bookkeeping certificate or diploma (ICB, FASSET learnership or similar)
• 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
• Accurate with figures and careful with supplier bank details
• Matric with Accounting

• Paid study leave for bookkeeping exams
• Office hours with no weekend work
• Hybrid work after probation at some practices

• 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.