Senior Creditors Clerk

Eastern Cape, Stutterheim
- Negotiable Cost To Company (Market related, Negotiable)

New Vacancy

Our well known client in the Forestry Sector is looking to employ a Senior Creditors Clerk to join their dynamic team in Stutterheim.

**Invoicing Administration**:

- Ensure invoices are appropriately signed and authorised
- Ensure invoices are allocated to the correct accounts, departments, and manager
- Capture invoices on SAGE System
- Review stores invoices already captured on SAGE for completeness and accuracy
- Follow up on all invoices sent to managers but not yet returned
- Pass debit/ credit notes when required and authorised
- Post month end accruals

**Reconciling of creditors accounts**:

- Reconcile creditors ledger monthly
- Reconcile each creditor statement to the SAGE System
- Follow up on long outstanding items appearing on the reconciliations and investigate discrepancies
- Clear queries raised by the accountants on the reconciliations timeously
- Reconcile GRV’s, delivery notes, purchase orders and invoices
- Adhere to the deadlines for closing off creditors so that management accounts can be compiled timeously

**Payments**:

- Calculate and process discounts received from suppliers
- Process payments from SAGE System in electronic banking
- Import payments from SAGE System in electronic banking
- Balance the payments to the SAGE aged payables printout
- Submit creditors remittances
- Attend to payment queries timeously
- Open accounts after obtaining all required documentation and authorisation

**General Administration**:

- Maintain a tidy and efficient filing system for creditors
- Maintain excel spreadsheets for trends in charges over months & years
- Initiate correspondence to suppliers when and where necessary
- Perform any other tasks as may be reasonably be expected of the position

**Teamwork & Co-Operation**
- Efficiently deals with others, both internally and externally
- Have a team orientated outlook when dealing with colleagues and superiors
- To work with the relevant legislation, policies, and procedures
- To participate in the Annual Performance and Development Review Process
- To attend training courses as identified and agreed for appropriate development
- Work within Health and Safety regulations, the post holder has a legal duty to take reasonable care for Health and
- Safety both for themselves and others who may be affected by their actions
- Any other tasks that may be required

**Job Requirements**:

- Diploma in Financial Accounting preferred.
- Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a creditors control environment with exposure to creditors control, reconciliation of creditor accounts, processing of invoices and timeous payment of creditors.
- Experience in using Sage 300 Accounting System preferred.
- High level of computer literacy in MS Office, specifically with Word and Excel skills at intermediate level.
- High levels of energy and resilience with ability to work in a pressurised environment which is deadline driven.
- Excellent planning and organising skills with ability to prioritise own workload.
- Highly effective verbal and written communication skills with good customer service orientation and ability to deal with varied stakeholders.
- Quick-paced, assertive & self-motivated individual with high level of attention to detail and accuracy.
- High level of ethical behaviour and confidentiality.

For more information please contact:

- Bridgette Groep