Audit Clerk

Step into a Audit Clerk role in Odendaalsrus and make your mark across Free State. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.

About the Opportunity

The organisation is investing in its Odendaalsrus operation, and this Audit Clerk position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the finance jobs function and contribute to the wider Free State business.

Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Odendaalsrus team.

Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Odendaalsrus teams, and the new Audit Clerk will feel that from the first week.

Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the finance jobs group in Odendaalsrus.

Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the finance jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Odendaalsrus much easier.

What We Offer

You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Odendaalsrus colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the finance jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.

Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in Free State.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Odendaalsrus teams.

Importantly, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Odendaalsrus keep progressing.

The Environment

Equally, the environment is structured and deadline-driven, with peaks around month-end, year-end and audit cycles. The wider team is collaborative, but focused work is the norm.

On top of that, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.

A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Free State. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Odendaalsrus site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

About Odendaalsrus

Working in Odendaalsrus means a place within the Maluti-A-Phofung logistics node, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the Free State region, and the Odendaalsrus office benefits from those long-standing connections.

Many candidates already living within reach of Odendaalsrus cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Free State economy.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Odendaalsrus, Free State.

Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Odendaalsrus.

Diversity and Inclusion

Crucially, the organisation is committed to transformation and equal opportunity. Hiring is on merit, and applications are actively encouraged from women, youth, people with disabilities and other historically disadvantaged groups in line with the Employment Equity plan and B-BBEE objectives.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Odendaalsrus.

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.

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

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 Odendaalsrus.

On top of that, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Free State operations throw up the unexpected.

Notably, the Odendaalsrus 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.

Career Growth

Career progression here is real, not a slogan. The finance jobs space in Odendaalsrus offers a clear runway from delivery into team leadership and beyond, and managers sit down with each team member regularly to map out the next step in Free State.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Odendaalsrus team member.

Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Odendaalsrus have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Free State.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

About the Team

Practically speaking, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Odendaalsrus office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when Free State operations get busy.

Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.

Notably, the team mix in Odendaalsrus reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.

Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.

Core Functions

• Maintain the fixed asset register and process monthly depreciation
• Capture supplier invoices, journals and bank transactions accurately
• Implement and monitor internal controls to mitigate financial risk
• Maintain accurate general ledger entries and trial balance integrity
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis to support business decisions
• Compile cash-flow forecasts and variance commentary for management
• Review expense claims against company policy and approval limits
• Prepare monthly management accounts and supporting schedules

Candidate Profile

• Sound ethical conduct and discretion when handling sensitive data
• Solid working knowledge of IFRS for SMEs and SA tax basics
• Strong understanding of VAT, PAYE and SARS e-filing
• Working towards SAICA, SAIPA or CIMA designation is preferred
• Understanding of internal controls and segregation of duties
• Good written and verbal communication with non-finance stakeholders
• Hands-on experience with Sage, Pastel, SAP or Xero

Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.