ROLE PURPOSEOversee accounts payable function and ensure timeous payments
MAIN OUTPUTS

Oversee the Creditors team (Statement reconciliations and Invoice processing)
Manage the creditors statement reconciliation process
Facilitate the payment process (creating payment proposals; uploading and coordinating payments)
Department reports (Including recon progress; invoice processing; invoice exceptions; filing conformance)
Developing and maintaining creditors processes
Oversee the Staff Travel and Expenditure process
Manage the purchase card process
Supporting audit requirements and activities
Managing month-end close activities
Manage team performance employees with effective corrective actions
Responsible for training, coaching, mentoring & development of Creditors Clerks
Monitor cost reversals and reasons therefore
A signatory bank release
Creditors data system housekeeping
Ensure costs carried in month incurred and all open PO are processed
Report on excessive spend
Report on non approved suppliers spend
Report on unexpected expenses
Follow up on internal audit findings relating to creditors/costs
Report on reversed creditor costs and follow up on reasons
Maintain bank card payments and expenses
Ensure authority matrix in place for all expenses and abided by
Maintain Supplier BEE/Ownership records
Cash outflow recording on ERP system

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLSThe Applicant must meet the following requirements:

BCom Degree/National Diploma in Accounting or Finance
Grade 12
Code 08
8 years full Creditors and Accounting experience
5 years Managerial experience
Sound accounting knowledge
Good planning and organizing skills
Experience with process mapping and process flow diagrams
MS Excel (Formulas; tables, pivots, charts)
MS Outlook (Creating data files, automating rules to manage incoming emails, conditional formatting rules)

FUNDAMENTAL COMPETENCIES

Contract Manager