Part-Time Bookkeeper (Small Business) – Permanent

Recons that balance and suppliers who get paid right: that's the job at a family-owned manufacturer in Pietermaritzburg. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

Home base is a family-owned manufacturer on the Pietermaritzburg side of KwaZulu-Natal.

• Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed
• Load supplier payments on internet banking for authorisation
• Reconcile creditors statements and sort out differences with suppliers
• Post month-end journals for accruals, prepayments and depreciation
• Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero
• Reconcile bank accounts daily and clear unallocated items

• At least 2 years of hands-on bookkeeping or clerk work
• Good with Excel: VLOOKUP, pivot tables and simple formulas
• Matric with Accounting
• Understanding of VAT input and output rules

• 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

• Say how far you take the books, for example "to trial balance" or "to management accounts"; it tells recruiters your level.
• Recruiters often give a short Excel or recon test, so practise a bank recon before the interview.