Office Manager (Professional Practice)

You'll keep the paperwork, orders and people moving at a family-owned engineering works in Centurion. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

The work is in Centurion, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Manage petty cash and keep slips for the bookkeeper.
• Capture timesheets and send them to payroll before cut-off.
• Chase outstanding debtors with polite statements and calls.
• Update the monthly Excel dashboard for the owner or branch manager.
• Load supplier invoices and match them to goods-received notes.
• Keep site files, safety files and staff files up to date.

• At least 2 years of general office admin
• Neat, reliable record keeping
• You can handle many small tasks without losing track
• Confident talking to suppliers, clients and staff
• Matric and an office administration or bookkeeping certificate

• Driver's licence to run bank and supplier errands
• Basic payroll input experience
• OHS Act safety file experience for construction roles

• Stable weekday hours with early Friday finish at some offices
• Paid Sage or Pastel courses
• Annual bonus depending on business results
• Room to grow into an office manager or bookkeeping role

• Small business owners want proof you can do many things, so list tasks under each job, not only the title.
• Mention the exact accounting package and version (Sage Business Cloud, Pastel Partner) you know.