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Junior Bookkeeper (Xero)

R 12,500 - 17,500 per month
Full-time

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Recons that balance and suppliers who get paid right: that's the job at a property management company in Kariega. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

This post is in Kariega (Eastern Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

What your day looks like

  • Keep the filing system in order for the annual audit or review
  • Post month-end journals for accruals, prepayments and depreciation
  • Update customer credit limits and put accounts on hold when needed
  • Capture supplier invoices and customer receipts on Sage or Xero
  • Prepare VAT201 workings for the accountant to submit on SARS eFiling

You'll need

  • Accurate with figures and careful with supplier bank details
  • Understanding of VAT input and output rules
  • Good with Excel: VLOOKUP, pivot tables and simple formulas
  • Bookkeeping certificate or diploma (ICB, FASSET learnership or similar)
  • Matric with Accounting
  • Practical skill in Sage Pastel, Sage Business Cloud or Xero

Nice if you have

  • Registered with SAIPA or the ICB as a bookkeeper
  • Experience with inventory costing in a trading business
  • Knowledge of Sage Evolution or QuickBooks

On offer

  • Hybrid work after probation at some practices
  • Office hours with no weekend work
  • Thirteenth cheque at many small firms

How to apply for this job

  1. Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
  2. Get these ready, because shortlisted people are asked for them straight away: latest payslip, matric certificate showing Accounting plus certified copy of your bookkeeping qualification.
  3. Fill in the short form below with your name and a phone number you actually answer.
  4. Keep your phone on. Shortlisted applicants are contacted by call, SMS or WhatsApp within 5 working days.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Kariega.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

How to stand out

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