Accounts Payable Supervisor

1 month ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Dark Fibre Africa Full time

**Main purpose**
The A/P Supervisor oversees and manages accounts payable functions, including disbursements, vendor relations, and reconciliations, with the goals of increasing A/P efficiency and improving AP processes. The role is responsible for managing all DFA accounts payable, accruals, general ledger account analysis and reconciliations. Responsible for processing and maintaining prepaid expenses, and de-ferred rent accounts. Assist with month-end close and the preparation of the annual budget.

**ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Supervise employees and oversee the daily accounts payable activities including establishing objectives in support of the company's strategy for the department and ensuring staff is appropriately trained to perform assigned work.
- Provide progress reports and metrics to management and cross-functional stakeholders
- Proactively identify, develop, and lead the implementation of policies and procedures to streamline accounts payable process
- Accountable for month end AP accruals and provisions; accruals and provisions are completed timely and accurately
- Lead all projects related to AP department
- Manage the clean-up of POs and ensure that they are correct before being processed
- Partner and build cross functional relationships with business partners (e.g., business units, supply chain, indirect sourcing) to resolve any vendor/payment is
- sues and improve communication with internal and external customers
- Ensure compliance over the accounts payable area; manage and oversee corrective action on any audit items
- Oversees daily, monthly, quarterly and year-end accounts payable processes to ensure deadlines and goals are met.
- Collaborates on development, maintenance and improvement of accounts payable systems and processes.
- Approves new vendors and maintains vendor relations.
- Participates in the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process.
- Participates in various audits, including meeting with third party auditors, developing strategies, and preparing documentation.
- Provides input on company purchasing policies, ensuring adherence through internal and external re
- sources and communicate updates as necessary.

**Supervise team and AP Operational processes**
- Lead resolution of all vendor payment dispute issues together with Procurement. Requires partnering with Procurement, Supply Chain, Commercial, Corporate Finance and other parties to resolve all vendor invoice issues and bring to closure.

**Assist in managing the AP Strategy and Architecture**
- Design and implement strategic process and system architecture
- Deliver processes to support business model, as needed
- Develop, implement and maintains systems, procedures and policies for AP to ensure adherence to Company policy and efficient, cost-effective processes
- Develop, update and maintain AP policy and process manuals
- Assist in managing monthly close of AP area providing support to Central finance for required accruals
- Support for project accounting data entry
- Financial audit support and leadership for AP area
- Responsible for compliance with AP’s controls
- Vendor management of 3rd party services in the AP area. Continually looking for efficiency and cost
- effective delivery
- Conducts performance evaluations; recommends salary adjustments; schedules and approves over
- time; takes disciplinary action, as necessary, etc.

**Applications for this position close on the 21st October 2024**

**Knowledge, skills, and qualifications Knowledge**
- Minimum 3-5 years’ experience of preparing and analyzing financial subledgers, trial balances, management account inputs, budgets and cash flow forecasts
- 5 years’ experience with processing invoices using an accounts payable module
- 3 - 5 years’ experience with general ledger, month-end close functions, reconciliations, etc., preferred
- Management or supervisory experience preferred
- General administrative systems and risk management practices
- Current tax legislation and regulations
- Computer literacy essential, Microsoft Windows and MS Office Suite
- Experience with ERP Software package and Business Intelligence, SAGE X3 preferable
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Strong negotiation skills

**Qualifications**
- B Comm/Btech/National diploma in Finance/Accounting essential



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