Accounts Payable Lead

2 weeks ago

Somerset West, South Africa Merand Corbett & Associates Full time

Western Cape, Somerset West
- R30 000 - R32 000

Accounts Payable Lead required for established business in Somerset West.

You will be responsible for leading the Accounts Payable function and Accounts Payable team within the company. Ensuring that all functions in relation to accounts payable are carried out in a timeous and accurate manner. Upholding the required standards to achieve the company’s financial and business objectives.

Ensuring that duties in relation to accounts payable are carried out in a timeous and accurate manner.

Upholding the required standards to achieve the company’s financial and business objectives.

**KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS**

**Customer Service:

- **
- Ensure payments to suppliers are made on time and according to payment policy
- Liaison with internal and external suppliers in a professional manner
- Follow up on all creditor enquiries received

**Administration:

- **
Daily:
Responsible for the following:

- Preparation and checking of vendor reconciliations
- Follow-up on all outstanding payments
- Follow-up on creditor related issues and the tracking thereof

Weekly/Monthly:
Responsible for the following:

- Reviewing and preparing supplier payment batches
- Uploading payment batches on banking system
- Necessary delegation and follow-up of all queries relating to payment batches
- Manage Accounts Payable team to meet their month end deadline

Other
- Maintaining and administrating creditors documentation
- Daily/Weekly/Monthly reporting to management on creditor status/outstanding payments

**Financial:

- **
Responsible for the following:

- Internal and external creditors reconciliations
- Month end checks and balances
- Age analysis reconciliations
- Assist Accountants with all creditors related queries
- Assist Auditors with year-end audit

**Personnel Management:

- **
- Application and utilization of personnel
- Personnel Training, Development and Facilitation
- Evaluation of Personnel

**EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS**
- 3-5 years working experience in an Accounts Payable department
- Experience of supervising a team
- People management skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent reconciliation skills and financial applicable technical knowledge
- Strong resistance to pressure and experience of a high-volume environment
- Excellent computer literacy
- Sufficient Excel skills (intermediate level)
- Pastel Evolution knowledge will be advantageous

**QUALIFICATION**
- Grade 12
- B.Com Degree or similar tertiary qualification

**CORE COMPETENCIES**
- Adhering to principles and values
- Following instructions and procedures
- Leading a team
- Excellent communicator
- Analyzing and attention to detail
- Planning, organizing and collaborating skills
- Self-starter, flexible, energetic, confident
- Display a high level of efficiency
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Keen to improve processes

**OTHER REQUIREMENTS**
- Own vehicle
- Driver's license

Our client is committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging and will make an appointment in line with these points
- For more information please contact:

- Carin Walters

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