Part-Time Bookkeeper (Small Business)

A wholesale distributor in Umhlanga needs a bookkeeper who closes the month on time, every month. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

You'll report in Umhlanga. Relocation is not covered for this one.

• Prepare VAT201 workings for the accountant to submit on SARS eFiling
• Keep the filing system in order for the annual audit or review
• Post month-end journals for accruals, prepayments and depreciation
• Send customer statements and phone accounts that are over 60 days
• Run petty cash and file slips with proper supporting documents
• Reconcile bank accounts daily and clear unallocated items
• Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed

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

• Experience with debt collection letters and handover to attorneys
• Experience with inventory costing in a trading business
• Registered with SAIPA or the ICB as a bookkeeper

• Thirteenth cheque at many small firms
• Paid study leave for bookkeeping exams
• Office hours with no weekend work

• 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.