Our Client, a leader in the Retail Industry is looking for an Accounts Payable Assistant for a contractual periodOur Client, a leader in the Retail Industry is looking for an Accounts Payable Assistant for a contractual period, the successful candidate will be responsible for:
Validate and authenticate invoice detail to ensure compliance with statutory requirements
Validate and authenticate invoice detail to ensure the amount agrees to the authorised receipted purchase order
Timeous processing of invoices, credit notes, prepayments accurately in JDE
Resolve anomalies on unprocessed invoices to ensure timeous capturing of these invoices. Monitor GRNV list for old aged items ensure these items are cleared
Management of work load via the service management tool to achieve agreed resolution rates
Reconcile supplier accounts from the suppliers statement to the creditors sub-ledger for review by the Team Leader
Resolve reconciling items within one month / Prepare payment proposals based on reviewed supplier reconciliations
Load payments on Standard Bank.
Update payments made in JDE
File all processed documentation, payments made and supplier reconciliations daily once completed.
Clear, concise and courteous engagement with suppliers to obtain supplier statements and resolve issues
Resolution of issues with the retained business as and when required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:
The following skills are essential and the successful candidate must have a proven track record with regards to the skills listed below:
Computer literacy in MS Office (Excel to Intermediate levels)
Excellent communication skills
Methodical and meticulous
Hard worker
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
2 - 3 years' experience as a Creditors Clerk
Experience within a Manufacturing/FMCG environment
Experience working with ERP systems such as JDE/SAP etc.
Financial Services Centre experience advantageous
The successfully shortlisted candidates must be susceptible to the necessary competency based screening and testing.