Accounts Payable Clerk

Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa

Job Description


The main purpose of the job:

The incumbent will be responsible to ensure that suppliersxe2x80x99 accounts are correct and paid.

Desirable Education and experience:

  • Relevant qualifications
  • 2 yearsxe2x80x99 previous experience
  • Experience in managing an area of a payments book exceeding 50-100 suppliers
  • Good people skills
  • Knowledge of Credit Act, Companies Act
  • Excellent MS Office skills
  • Trained and with moderate exposure to the SAP Finance module - specifically accounts payable transactions
Key areas of responsibility:

Maintain supplier accounts:
  • To reconcile vendor ledgers to supplier statement by calendar month.
  • Resolving supplier queries timeously. Engage with suppliers, procurement, Finance Business Partners, Unit Managers, and Regional Managers where required
  • Going to see suppliers where required.
  • Performing invoice / credit note verification
  • Investigating price and quantity variances on invoices and requesting credit notes from suppliers where required
  • Make payments timeously per payment terms.
  • Requesting copies of outstanding invoices, credits, and statements from units and/or supplier
  • Blocking invoices for payment where they are under investigation and unblock once cleared
  • Verifying payment proposal items against reconciled accounts and supporting documents
  • Updating vendor files via procurement with accounting clerk information monthly.
  • Reviewing and maintaining GR/IR account by processing all valid invoices and credit notes, by deadline set.
  • Take ultimate responsibility for supplier-related actions/issues/problems until they are resolved.
  • Control sheet and final Vlookup completion by deadline set.

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1248882
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned