Accounts Clerk
- Function
- Administration
- Facility
- Life Flora Hospital
- Position
- Accounts Clerk
- Introduction
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A vacancy exists for an Accounts Clerk, based at Life Flora Hospital, reporting to Sadia Desai, the Finance & Administration Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for capturing of data and financial information and performing specific general ledger recons to specific areas of the financial processes in the financial accounting of Life Healthcare.
- Critical Outputs
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- Preparing and capturing of requisitions, and orders on SAP
- Facilitating the procurement cycle.
- Managing allocated creditors. Reconciling, processing and liaising with creditors and hospital staff on a daily basis regarding queries on creditors.
- Resolving creditors and debtors account queries.
- Maintaining a filing system for creditors.
- Managing the Accounts receivable sub-system.
- Clearing and allocation of payments and receipts in the cashbook.
- Liaising with the national credit control department with regard to daily banking and bank transfer payment
- Clearing of bank and debtors reconciling items including the suspense accounts.
- Handling of petty cash.
- Updating and management of the contracts register.
- Preparing accurate and complete accruals at month end.
- Reviewing the trail balance and General Ledger for completeness and accuracy at month end
- Assist the Finance & Admin Manager with month-end, and Capital Expenditure Reporting.
- General admin duties, e.g. filing, taking of minutes, etc.
- Assisting the Finance & Admin Manager with ad-hoc tasks.
- Assisting in reviewing and establishing adequate internal controls.
- Constantly striving to improve working methods to improve standardization and efficiencies.
- Requirements
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- Completed Bookkeeping Diploma or equivalent
- At least 2years relevant experience and technical skills to meet the critical outputs
- SAP knowledge is essential
- Financial process understanding up to trial balance
- Computer proficiency in MS Office would be an advantage
- Ability to perform balance sheet reconciliations
- Attention to details is imperative
- Working well under pressure
- Deadline driven
- Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage
- Hours of duty will be planned according to the needs of the unit
- Competencies
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- Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
- Resilience
- Engaging diversity
- Verbal & written communication and presentation
- Influencing
- Drive & energy
- Excellence orientation
- Ethical behavior
- Building relationships
- Customer responsiveness
- Organizational awareness
- Leading my example (Key for Managers)
- Motivating and developing people (Key for Managers)
- Flora.Recruitment@lifehealthcare.co.za
- Closing date
- Monday, October 26, 2026
Internal applicants - Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.
Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, should consider their application as unsuccessful.