Office Manager (Professional Practice)

This family-owned engineering works in Pretoria West needs an all-round administrator who can switch from quotes to payroll input without fuss. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

This post is Pretoria West-based, with most of your time spent at a family-owned engineering works.

• Book training, medicals and PPE issue for new staff.
• Handle the office phone, email and walk-in queries.
• Keep site files, safety files and staff files up to date.
• Manage petty cash and keep slips for the bookkeeper.
• Capture timesheets and send them to payroll before cut-off.

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

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

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

• 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.