QUALIFICATIONS - Minimum qualification matric (but a tertiary qualification will be highly advantageous)
- Computer literate: Syspro and Excel
EXPERIENCE - Min 5 years working experience in a similar role, managing a team of at least 10 people
- Intercompany account experience in an FMCG environment will be advantageous for this role
RESPONSIBILITIES - Direct reports: Creditors and cashbook team.
- Supervising and managing creditors and cashbook team within set deadlines monthly.
Duties: - Signing off creditor reconciliations, ensuring that the required supporting documents are attached and that the outstanding queries are resolved within a 30-day turnaround time
- Ensuring that all signed off reconciliations are paid within terms (and where rebates and discounts are applicable, that these are taken correctly)
- Approving of payments and bank beneficiaries
- Ensuring that GRN Suspense accounts are cleared at month end.
- Ensuring clear intercompany reconciliations monthly
- Approval and creation of new vendors and ensuring that new vendor requests comply with policies and procedures
- Ensuring AP Age is up to date with no items older than the agreed terms
- Reviewing and signoff of cashbook recons biweekly
Reporting: - BEE quarterly spend report for HR executive
- Distributing the accounts payable monthly tracker to the creditors team
- Distributing the Intercompany tracker to the branches and preparing the write offs for approval
- Forecasting of Zambia payments transferring of funds between bank accounts
- National account accruals for accountants
- Preparing of AP and GRN balance sheet recons
- Reconciling and balancing of the Crown Loan Accounts
Other: - Assisting Accountants with month end reporting and investigations
- Maintaining the Accounts Payable master data
- Liaised with internal branches and external suppliers to resolve queries
- Implementation of policies and procedures through standard operating policies and the maintenance thereof
- Manage the process for new cash card applications
- Nedbank queries and follow ups
- Preparing the applications for bank users
- Liaising with internal and external auditors
- Various other ad hoc projects that may be required from time to time
SKILLS REQUIRED - Assertive
- Attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Proven track record of people management ability (non-negotiable)
- Solutions-driven
- Solid and dependable team player
- Good time management skills and able to work to multiple deadlines concurrently