Senior Accounts Payable Specialist - Frogg Recruitment
Edenvale, Johannesburg,
6 hour(s) ago
Permanent
Salary Negotiable
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist Edenvale Johannesburg
Global Retail client is looking for a Senior Payable Specialist with 10 years plus experience from a retail manufacturer. Senior Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for the accurate and timely processing of supplier invoices, reconciliation of vendor accounts, and management of payment runs within a high-volume retail environment.
Salary Very Negotiable
Minimum Requirements
- Matric / Grade 12 (essential) Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field (preferred).
- 10 years' accounts payable experience, with at least 5 years in a senior/supervisory capacity.
- Retail, FMCG, or high-volume transactional environment essential.
- Experience with foreign creditors and forex payments advantageous.
- Exposure to multi-store/multi-branch AP environments preferred.
- Advanced MS Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, SUMIFS).
- ERP experience: SAP (FI/MM), Oracle, Sage X3, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar.
- Sound knowledge of South African VAT legislation and SARS e-Filing.
Responsibilities
- Invoice Processing & Vendor Management
- Process high volumes of supplier invoices (merchandise, GNFR, logistics, utilities, rentals, etc.) accurately and within agreed SLAs.
- Reconciliations Perform monthly supplier statement reconciliations, particularly for key/strategic suppliers.
- Reconcile AP sub-ledger to the general ledger.
- Clear reconciling items (unallocated payments, credit notes, rebates, settlement discounts) timeously.
- Payments - Prepare and process weekly/monthly payment runs (EFT, ad-hoc, foreign payments).
- Ensure payments comply with payment terms, cash flow forecasts, and authorisation matrices.
- Compliance & Controls - Ensure VAT compliance in line with SARS requirements (valid tax invoices, input VAT recovery).
- Reporting & Analysis - Prepare AP ageing reports, accruals, and GRIR (Goods Received Invoice Received) analysis at month-end.
- Assist with month-end close, journal entries, and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Leadership & Process Improvement - Mentor and provide guidance to Accounts Payable Clerks.
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