Junior Bookkeeper (Xero)

Recons that balance and suppliers who get paid right: that's the job at a property management company in Tembisa. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

The site is in Tembisa; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out
• Send customer statements and phone accounts that are over 60 days
• Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed
• Prepare VAT201 workings for the accountant to submit on SARS eFiling
• Keep the filing system in order for the annual audit or review
• Post month-end journals for accruals, prepayments and depreciation
• Load supplier payments on internet banking for authorisation

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

• Office hours with no weekend work
• Paid study leave for bookkeeping exams
• Thirteenth cheque at many small firms

• 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.