Job Description

A global pharmaceutical company has a 6 month contract position for a Credit Controller.
Job Purpose:
Responsible for the timely payments of local and foreign vendor invoices, maintains the accuracy of the organizations creditors records, weekly forecasting of accounts payable cash flows.
Main Duties and Responsibilities are:

• Ensure 3-way matching of purchase orders (PO), goods receipt note, and the suppliers invoice to eliminate fraud and maintain adequate records.
• Ensures correct payments are made in a timely manner, according to supplier payment terms, developing and maintaining good relationships with all Vendors.
• Ensures that all vendor accounts are accurately reconciled monthly, reviewing and sign off on vendor recons, dealing with query items, and ensuring that all queries are resolved in a timely manner.
• Ensure all payments are reviewed before supervisors approve payments on the online banking system.
• Facilitates correct and timely cash flow forecasts weekly and monthly.
• All accruals for invoices on statements (local and foreign) that are not stock related to be raised as an accrual if not processed.
• Ensures proper record keeping of purchases for monthly vat submission preparation and periodic audits.
• Ensures proper maintenance, filing, and storage of records for internal and external audit purposes as well as annual BBBEE Verification audits.
• Ensure all new vendor application forms are approved and all supporting documentation is correct.
• New bank beneficiaries are loaded and are sent for approval twice a month together with other team members.
• Maintain monthly checklists and Quarterly controls.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Ensure that the relevant training has been completed according to the training plan.
• Forwarding of all received Product Quality Complaints, Adverse Events and Medical Enquiries to the relevant person in Quality Assurance/ Pharmacovigilance/ Medical Affairs.

Qualifying Requirements are:

• Related finance qualification
• Minimum 3 years experience with local and foreign accounts payable role
• Sound understanding of VAT from an accounts payable perspective.
• Experience with Foreign Payments and South African Reserve Bank requirements
• Ability to pay attention to detail.
• People skills highly adapted interpersonal skills
• Problem solving analysis skills.
• Priority setting initiative and follow through
• Time management and deadline driven, ensuring weekly, monthly and quarterly deadlines are met
• Ability to work under pressure

Candidates that meet the criteria may submit their applications via this portal or via vacancy link on www.mnarecruitment.com
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