Job Description

REF#74504 SAP &Cargowise Accounts Payable Process Specialist, Kempton Park, Rneg

• Matric (essential)
• Financial related qualification - advantageous.
• Word, Excel, Outlook
• Cargowise One
• SAP ERP
• Min3 years' experience in Accounts Payable
• CASS & Airlines
• Managing suppliers with monthly spend in excess of ZAR 20 Million and overall book value of ZAR 100 Million +
• The ability to explain transactions using T-Accounts
• Understand and explain basic accounting principles

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Request statements from vendors in accordance with their payment terms
• Prepare accurate recons on time for all accounts, across multiple entities prior to payment date, where RSSC is responsible for the vendor
• Maintain and build good relationships with branch administrators, suppliers as well as the AP &VQH team in ISSC
• Attend to all queries within the timeframe as set out in the SLA
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve queries related to accounts payable within agreed turnaround times
• Ensure payments are made on time and in accordance with policies and procedures
• Ensure that both business/operations and RSSC is compliant with all company policies, both local and global, at all times
• Ensure Debit Items are resolved within current month
• Drive cost efficiency (i.e reduce unit pricing)
• Send Proof of payment to suppliers and branches on time within the same day as payment
• Liaise with branch staff as well suppliers and actively manage the timely resolution of discrepancies/dispute and the submission of outstanding invoices for processing and approval
• Ensure expenses are recorded in the correct accounting periods and the preparation of accruals for month end closing
• Accurate and on time Month end Reporting
• Ensure that there are no aged items on either vendor statements or the sub-ledger xe2x80x93 this is to be reviewed and actioned pro-actively
• Processing of Invoices on the system, where RSSC is responsible for this
• Provide supporting documentation and other audit requirements
• Perform any ad-hoc duties as required by immediate supervisor or management
• Supply accurate and timeous figures for forecasting and reporting purposes

Meetings with suppliers and/or business units as required.