Accounts Payable Clerk

About the position

Our client based in Cape Town, CBD is seeking an Accounts Payable Clerk to join their team.
Job Requirements: 
Invoice Processing:
? Receive, review, and accurately capture supplier invoices and credit notes.

Supplier Management:
? Complete supplier credit applications timeously.
? Maintain effective relationship, addressing queries and payment issues
promptly.
? Identify and address problematic suppliers and elevate to relevant
reporting structure i.e., Team Leader/Supervisor.
? Control and maintain supplier discounts.

Supplier & Staff Expense Claim Recons: Prepare and submit recons for
payment.

Recordkeeping: Maintain supplier database and archive supplier records,
recons, purchase orders and other relevant information.

Reporting:
? Manage and report on AP Aging weekly.
? Follow up on outstanding purchase orders.
? Prompt agent / supplier to resolve invoice queries and credit notes.

Compliance: 
? Ensure compliance to systems, processes, and controls in terms
of legislation.
? Process Improvement: Identify ways to streamline and improve payable
processes.

Support:
? Provide finance supervisor and other team members with month-end closing activities, audits, and ad hoc.

Key Attributes: 
Attention to detail and accuracy non-negotiable.
? Able to use initiative and work with minimal supervision.
? Good interpersonal skills.
? Good written and verbal communication skills.
? Customer focused at all times.
? Positive work ethics.
? Able to work overtime if necessary.
? Able to adapt to systems and procedures.
? Ability to work under pressure

Qualification / Experience: 
Matric
? Basic Accounting
? Invoicing Experience Essential
? National Certificate/Diploma/Advanced Certificate/NATED 4 - 6
? Knowledge of Debtors & Creditors
? Knowledge of Accounting, VAT Rules.
? Intermediate – Advance Excel

Please note only shortlisted candidates will be shortlisted. 

Desired Skills:

• Accounts Payable Clerk
• Accounting
• Debtors and Creditors