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Part-Time Bookkeeper (Small Business)

How2Apply Talent Network

Midrand, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 7 hours ago

Full-time Finance & Accounting

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Job Description

You'll keep the books clean and up to date for a construction contractor in Midrand. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

Home base is a construction contractor on the Midrand side of Gauteng. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

What you'll actually do

Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero
Prepare VAT201 workings for the accountant to submit on SARS eFiling
Post month-end journals for accruals, prepayments and depreciation
Run petty cash and file slips with proper supporting documents
Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed
Load supplier payments on internet banking for authorisation

You'll need

At least 2 years of hands-on bookkeeping or clerk work
Accurate with figures and careful with supplier bank details
Understanding of VAT input and output rules
Practical skill in Sage Pastel, Sage Business Cloud or Xero

Nice if you have

Experience with inventory costing in a trading business
Knowledge of Sage Evolution or QuickBooks
Experience with debt collection letters and handover to attorneys

What's in it for you

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

Applying, step by step

Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
Keep copies of these ready to send: matric certificate showing Accounting plus latest payslip.
Use the form on this page. It takes about two minutes and you don't need to upload anything yet.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 7 working days, usually by phone.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Midrand; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

How2Apply never charges you to apply, for training, for uniforms or for a "placement fee". If anyone asks you for money, it is a scam.

Before you hit apply

Say how far you take the books, for example "to trial balance" or "to management accounts"; it tells recruiters your level.
Name the accounting packages you use daily in your CV headline, such as "Sage Pastel Partner, Xero, Excel".