Assistant Accountant: Accounts Payable

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Approve accounts payable invoices, credit notes and foreign exchange payments
• Generate Payments to University suppliers
• Oversee creditor reconciliations
• Check supplier invoices to ensure VAT compliance
• Perform year-end accruals
• Supervise staff to ensure effective workflow
• Attend to audit queries

CORE COMPETENCIES

• A sound knowledge of VAT in a tertiary education environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to adhere to deadlines
• Ability to manage staff
• Numerical accuracy
• Ability to work without constant supervision in a decentralized work environment

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• B Com Degree (Accounting up to second year level) or National Diploma in Accountancy or Cost and Management Accounting.
• 3 Years’ experience in an Accounts Payable Department of a large organization.

Disclaimer:

No applicant would be allowed to apply and/or would be accepted after the closing date (22 April 2022).

Nelson Mandela University reserves the right not to make an appointment. In considering candidates for appointment into the advertised posts, preference will be accorded to persons from a designated group in accordance with the approved Nelson Mandela University Employment Equity Plan.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION e.g. contact person and telephone number, e-mail; etc. must be displayed on CV.

Applications must be accompanied by a cover page on which applicants explain how they meet the requirements of the post.