Part-Time Bookkeeper (Small Business)

Every invoice, payment and bank line at this small accounting practice in Worcester goes through your hands. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is Worcester-based, with most of your time spent at a small accounting practice.

• Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed
• Keep the filing system in order for the annual audit or review
• Reconcile bank accounts daily and clear unallocated items
• Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero
• Prepare VAT201 workings for the accountant to submit on SARS eFiling
• Send customer statements and phone accounts that are over 60 days
• Match orders, delivery notes and invoices before a payment goes out

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

• Paid study leave for bookkeeping exams
• Office hours with no weekend work
• Hybrid work after probation at some practices

• 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".