Audit Clerk

The organisation is recruiting a Audit Clerk for its Zeerust operation. The role forms part of a wider finance jobs portfolio across North West.

What This Role Involves

This Audit Clerk role sits within the finance jobs function in Zeerust. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across North West.

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 Zeerust 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 Zeerust teams, and the new Audit Clerk will feel that from the first week.

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 Zeerust much easier.

About Zeerust

Working in Zeerust means a place within the Klerksdorp gold and farming belt, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the North West region, and the Zeerust office benefits from those long-standing connections.

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 Zeerust.

Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Zeerust, North West.

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

Growing With Us

Beyond that, this role can grow with you. Strong performers in the finance jobs team in Zeerust have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.

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

Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Zeerust have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across North West.

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

Your Workplace

Notably, 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.

Importantly, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in North West.

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

Importantly, 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.

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 Zeerust.

Practically speaking, the Zeerust 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.

Importantly, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when North West operations throw up the unexpected.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Maintain the fixed asset register and process monthly depreciation
• Capture supplier invoices, journals and bank transactions accurately
• Maintain accurate general ledger entries and trial balance integrity
• Assist with VAT, PAYE and provisional tax submissions to SARS
• Prepare monthly management accounts and supporting schedules

Candidate Profile

• Sound ethical conduct and discretion when handling sensitive data
• 2-4 years’ experience in a similar finance role
• Working towards SAICA, SAIPA or CIMA designation is preferred
• Ability to meet tight reporting deadlines under pressure
• Understanding of internal controls and segregation of duties

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