Finance and accounting roles range from creditors and debtors clerks and payroll administrators through to bookkeepers, management accountants, financial managers and auditors. Entry-level clerk positions usually require matric with maths, while bookkeeping and accounting roles increasingly expect a diploma or degree plus demonstrable system experience on packages such as Sage, Pastel, Xero, SAP or Oracle. Registration with a professional body such as SAIPA, SAICA, CIMA or ACCA is often the dividing line between a bookkeeping and an accountant title, and most firms will support a trainee who is part-qualified. Practical compliance knowledge is what employers test for most: VAT returns, PAYE and UIF reconciliations, SARS eFiling, debtors age analysis and month-end close procedures. Fraud awareness, attention to detail and the ability to explain numbers to non-financial managers round out the profile. Because these posts involve financial trust, references and a clear credit record matter more here than in most other categories, so be prepared for those checks. Browse current finance jobs below.