Finance Clerk (Debtors/Creditors/Cashbook)

Smith Garb; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 201,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

Smith Garb is seeking a dedicated Finance Assistant to support the Group Financial Manager. You will manage debtors, creditors and cashbook functions, prepare reports, and ensure accurate financial data.

Responsibilities include reconciling accounts, posting journals, handling month-end queries, and performing ad-hoc tasks. Strong Excel and Pastel/SAGE Evolution skills are essential, with BBBEE and VAT knowledge advantageous.

Qualifications

• Minimum matric with Maths or Accounting and at least 3 years’ experience in debtors, creditors and cashbook.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• SAGE Evolution (Pastel) knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial and administrative support to the Group Financial Manager to ensure accurate financial data.
• Full debtors/creditors and cashbook function: opening and maintaining Debtors and Creditors accounts; receive and allocate COD and account payments.
• Prepare weekly/monthly reports and reconcile debtors/creditors accounts.
• Follow month-end procedures and attend to queries; creditors reconciliations and payments.
• General accounting duties: journals and general ledger reconciliations; ad-hoc work as required.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Education

Matric with Maths or Accounting

Degree/diploma in Accounting (advantage)

Tools

SAGE Evolution (Pastel)

Job description

Duties will include but is not limited to

• Provide financial and administrative support to the Group Financial Manager to ensure accurate and reliable financial data is produced at all times.
• Full debtors /creditors and Cashbook function: Opening and maintaining Debtors and Creditors accounts. Receive and allocate COD and Account Payments
• Prepare weekly/monthly reports;
• Reconcile debtors/creditors accounts;
• Follow month-end procedures and attend to queries
• Creditors reconciliations and payments
• Financial Administration Duties
• General Accounting Duties – Journals, General Ledger Recons
• Perform any other ad-hoc work-related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned from time-to time by management

Experience and Qualification

• Minimum matric with Maths or Accounting plus minimum 3 years’ experience in debtors, creditors and cashbook
• Degree/diploma in Accounting is advantageous but not compulsory
• Advanced Excel skills
• SAGE Evolution (Pastel)

You must have the following experience to apply:

• Debtors: invoicing
• Stock invoicing
• Reconciliation of debtor accounts
• Allocations of payments received
• Discount calculation / rebate calculations / queries / new credit applications/ debit order collections
• Creditors: Compiling creditor reconciliations
• Posting of invoices and payments
• Attending to creditor queries
• Credit applications
• BBBEE knowledge
• Vat knowledge
• Preparation of monthly journals
• General ledger reconciliations
• Cash book allocations
• Bank reconciliations