Job Description

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Immediate Superior: Accounts Payable Team Lead



Location: Sandton, Gauteng

Function: Finance

Sub Function: Accounts Payable


Type of Contract: Temporary / Fixed Term

Reference Number: 141223



Closing Date: 29/07/2025



Main Responsibilities :



Invoice processing - Readsoft/SAP and Coupa


Perform transactional processing and administrative support of the Accounts Payable function, which include:

Verification of Invoice data to PO information

Processing invoices through ReadSoft Process Director/SAP ERP

Monitor and manage documents in Error in PD for AP and Coupa

Follow-up on PO exceptions (missing GR, Price /Quantity mismatch)

Process and resolve FI and Form approval issues.

Review, cross reference and reject duplicates

Review and Approve Invoices on Coupa portal for integration to SAP.

Engage with business units regarding invoice queries

Attend bi-weekly workflow forum to resolve queries

Conduct root cause analysis and provide feedback and solution


Reconciliations - BEST


Reconcile allocated vendor (supplier) accounts per agreed KPI's.

Review and follow-up on outstanding reconciling items.

Record keeping of weekly/monthly performance stats for KPI's.

Vendor Invoice Age Analysis and Reconciliation performances


Query resolution - Service Now NextGEN


Handling all queries via Service Now platform within agreed SLA's.

Ensure compliance to Procure to Pay policies, procedures and contracts

Effective resolution of vendor queries


AP related ad hoc tasks:


Extract/create Stats for KPIs and save on MS Teams

Supplier engagements meetings with strategic and or problem suppliers required.

Drive continuous improvement in area of responsibility.

Risk Management & Governance and Compliance

Take responsibility for own development and contribute to team effectiveness.

Develop effective manager and peer working relations.

Take responsibility of own performance goals and personal growth

Managing your career (Objective setting scorecard, PDP place).

Drive own development to ensure knowledge and skills remain current.

Role requirements:


Grade 12 and Finance Degree Minimum 1-3 years accounts payable or general accounting experience which include: experience in Creditors

Function in FMCG company.


Knowledge of general accounting procedures

Experience in the following technologies will be given preference: SAP, Readsoft -Process Director and Coupa

Knowledgeable/experience using purchasing systems (ideally SAP, Readsoft, Coupa ), MS Word, Excel,


PowerPoint and Outlook Strong Accounting skills



The Company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply. Heineken Beverages (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd) is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values inclusion and diversity. You must be fully eligible to live and work in South Africa to apply.