Part-Time Bookkeeper (Small Business)

You'll keep the books clean and up to date for a property management company in Benoni. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

The work is in Benoni, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out
• Send customer statements and phone accounts that are over 60 days
• Reconcile creditors statements and sort out differences with suppliers
• Keep the filing system in order for the annual audit or review
• Reconcile bank accounts daily and clear unallocated items

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

• Paid study leave for bookkeeping exams
• Thirteenth cheque at many small firms
• Hybrid work after probation at some practices
• Office hours with no weekend work

• Name the accounting packages you use daily in your CV headline, such as "Sage Pastel Partner, Xero, Excel".
• Recruiters often give a short Excel or recon test, so practise a bank recon before the interview.