Junior Accounts

Riseup Group; Durban; On-site; ZAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

RiseUp Group in Durban is seeking a Junior Accounts Clerk to join the finance team. You will support day-to-day processing of debtors, creditors, invoices, payments, reconciliations and financial records, providing reliable data entry and administrative support in a busy construction and manufacturing environment.

The ideal candidate has Grade 12, basic accounting understanding, 1–2 years of experience, and solid Excel/Office skills.

Qualifications

• Matric and accounting exposure; 1–2 years in accounts or finance preferred.
• Basic understanding of accounting principles.
• Basic Excel skills.
• Experience with accounting software is a plus.
• Advantageous: Sage / Pastel, VIP, ERP systems, stock and accounting systems.

Responsibilities

• Capture and process customer invoices.
• Allocate customer payments.
• Assist with customer account reconciliations.
• Capture supplier invoices.
• Match supplier invoices to purchase orders and delivery notes.
• Process supplier invoices for payment.
• Reconcile supplier statements.
• Capture bank transactions.
• Assist with bank reconciliations.
• Allocate receipts and payments.
• Capture accounting transactions accurately.
• Assist with general ledger processing.
• Assist with journals where required.
• Assist with month-end processing.
• Filing of invoices and financial documentation.
• Maintain electronic and physical financial records.
• Ensure supporting documentation is available for all transactions.
• Assist with scanning and capturing documents.

Skills

Reliable

Accurate

Organised

Comfortable with numbers

Education

Grade 12 / Matric

Accounting / Bookkeeping qualification advantageous

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Basic accounting software experience

Sage / Pastel

VIP

ERP systems

Stock and accounting systems

Job description

Job Title: Junior Accounts Location: Durban Job Overview: We are looking for a Junior Accounts Clerk to join our finance department. The successful candidate will provide general accounting and administrative support to the finance department and assist with the day-to-day processing of debtors, creditors, invoices, payments, reconciliations and financial records. The ideal candidate must be reliable, accurate, organised and comfortable working with numbers. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their accounting career within a busy construction and manufacturing environment.

• Grade 12 / Matric.
• Accounting as a subject will be advantageous.
• 1–2 years' experience in an accounts or finance environment preferred.
• Basic understanding of accounting principles.
• Basic Excel skills.
• Microsoft Excel.
• Microsoft Word.
• Microsoft Outlook.
• Basic accounting software experience.
• Advantageous
  • Sage / Pastel.
  • VIP.
  • ERP systems.
  • Stock and accounting systems.

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12 / Matric.
• Accounting as a subject will be advantageous.
• Accounting / Bookkeeping qualification advantageous.
• 1–2 years' experience in an accounts or finance environment preferred.
• Basic understanding of accounting principles.Basic Excel skills.
• Essential
  • Microsoft Excel.
  • Microsoft Word.
  • Microsoft Outlook.
  • Basic accounting software experience.
• Advantageous
  • Sage / Pastel.
  • VIP.
  • ERP systems.
  • Stock and accounting systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Capture and process customer invoices.
• Allocate customer payments.
• Assist with customer account reconciliations.
• Capture supplier invoices.
• Match supplier invoices to purchase orders and delivery notes.
• Process supplier invoices for payment.
• Reconcile supplier statements.
• Capture bank transactions.
• Assist with bank reconciliations.
• Allocate receipts and payments.
• Capture accounting transactions accurately.
• Assist with general ledger processing.
• Assist with journals where required.
• Assist with month-end processing.
• Filing of invoices and financial documentation.
• Maintain electronic and physical financial records.
• Ensure supporting documentation is available for all transactions.
• Assist with scanning and capturing documents.