Accounts Payable Clerk

Task
- Review approved purchase orders to ensure that the correct vendor is utilised
- Follow-up on long outstanding open purchase orders
- Verify that invoices received are valid in terms of SARS VAT requirements, company policy and process creditor’s invoices
- Ensure invoice captured in the correct account, brand and region
- Prepare creditors reconciliations and prepare supporting documents for payments
- Follow-up on all vendor queries and escalate issues to supervisor as relevant
- Maintain open purchase orders, open receipt / not invoiced reports
- Process non-stock journals as required
- Processing of daily freight and upload for payment
- Monitor monthly vendors and ensure monthly costs are accounted/ accrued for and provide accrual detail to the Accounts Payable Supervisor for submission at monthend
- Communication of all fixed asset purchases - with supporting documentation to Financial Accountant, to capture to Fixed Asset Register

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum qualification matric (Grade 12)
- Completed a 3-year recognised creditor’s qualification
- Minimum 3 years’ relevant experience with full knowledge of creditors systems and reconciliations (experience within liquor / FMCG advantageous)
- Excellent numerical and MS Excel (Intermediate) skills
- Experience working on SAGE Accounting System is desirable
- Sound interpersonal skills and ability to provide a high-class service for internal customers

**Salary**: Up to R18,000.00 per month