Audit Clerk

An opportunity has arisen for a Audit Clerk in Durban. Suitably qualified candidates from across KwaZulu-Natal are invited to apply.

What This Role Involves

The Audit Clerk position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across KwaZulu-Natal. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Durban and across the finance jobs space.

On top of that, the organisation keeps reporting lines clean and expectations realistic. Performance is measured against a small, agreed set of metrics, and there are no surprise yardsticks for the Audit Clerk taking on this position.

Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Audit Clerk is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in KwaZulu-Natal is consistently high and consistently fair.

Equal Opportunity

Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across KwaZulu-Natal, and recruitment is fair, transparent and aligned with the EE Act.

Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across KwaZulu-Natal.

B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.

Day in the Life

Most days begin by working through your inbox, prioritising urgent supplier or audit queries before settling into the books. You move between reconciliations, journal entries and review meetings, breaking out spreadsheets when something doesn’t tie up. Mid-morning calls with operations or sales help you understand the numbers behind the numbers, and the afternoon is usually given to deeper work: management reports, tax submissions or supporting a junior with a tricky reconciliation. By the time you log off, you have nudged the business closer to a clean month-end.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Durban.

Importantly, the Durban office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

Daily Duties

• Implement and monitor internal controls to mitigate financial risk
• Reconcile bank accounts, supplier statements and intercompany loans
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis to support business decisions
• Compile cash-flow forecasts and variance commentary for management
• Prepare monthly management accounts and supporting schedules
• Capture supplier invoices, journals and bank transactions accurately
• Maintain accurate general ledger entries and trial balance integrity
• Support the year-end audit by preparing requested working papers

Candidate Profile

• Working towards SAICA, SAIPA or CIMA designation is preferred
• B.Com or National Diploma in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Solid working knowledge of IFRS for SMEs and SA tax basics
• Good written and verbal communication with non-finance stakeholders
• Experience supporting external audits is an advantage

If your CV speaks to the points above, this role is worth a closer look.