Accounts Payable Clerk

Our client in the gaming industry would like to recruit a Cape Town based Accounts Payable Clerk. The ideal candidate will be a self-driven and focused individual, with at least 3 years’ relevant experience. This position reports to the Financial Manager.

Responsibilities:
• Ensure that the accounts payable function operates efficiently and effectively
• Perform monthly reconciliation of all creditors accounts within specified deadlines
• Process accruals at month-end for outstanding invoices
• Maintain relationship with suppliers to reduce lead times and ensure service delivery
• Process intercompany invoices and accruals within specified deadlines
• Management of purchase orders e.g. review long outstanding purchase orders for validity
• Ensure that payments and banking documentation is prepared timely and accurately
• Ensure all expected payments are communicated to accountant for cash flow analysis and projection
• Maintain supplier banking details on internet banking profile
• Ensure correct capturing of fixed asset invoices and that all payments for fixed asset purchases are made in accordance with the companies fixed asset purchase policy
• Review of the controlled stationery reconciliation and processing of journals within specified deadlines
• Ensure all insurance claims are dealt with in a timely manner and all supporting documentation is completed
• Review of petty cash reconciliation and GL accounts for reallocations
• Identify and communicate any excessive expenditure and/or possible cost savings
• Maintain supplier database and certificates for B-BBEE purposes (including the compilation of required quarterly scorecard reports)