Creditor’s Controller

SUMMARY:
A leading retail group based in Ballito is looking for a Creditors Controller to join their team. The ideal candidate should have prior experience in the retail or FMCG sector.

POSITION INFO:
Duties and Responsibilities:
Creditors – Direct Suppliers:

• Direct point of contact between the store administration department and centralised head office
• Direct point of contact between multiple suppliers and head office
• Receiving of all documentation from store administration department and review therefore, to confirm that documents are accurate and complete.
• Review of transactions on accounting system to supporting documentation, to ensure that transactions were captured validly, completely and accurately.
• Filing of documentation received from the operations, in an orderly manner.
• Ensuring that DCPs (Disciplines, controls and procedures) have been adhered to, as it relates to documentation prepared by receiving department, cash office and admin department.
• Reporting to managers on non-compliance with controls.
• Reconciliation of daily sales and purchases – between the accounting system to operations system
• Preparation of creditors reconciliations and submission to manager on a pre-determined date, for review.
• Resolution of outstanding supplier claims -timeously

• Capturing of month end journals eg. depreciation, expense accruals, stock
• Maintenance of the VAT Control accounts.
• Analysis of income and expenses for the month, with the view to ensure completeness, accuracy, validity of information
• Analysis of income and expenses for the month, with the view to:
  • Find opportunity for cost savings
  • Highlight Expense trends – favourable or unfavourable
  • Highlight risks as it relates to controls
• Monthly preparation of management pack
• Monthly preparation of reconciliation of balance sheet control accounts
• Assistance with preparation of monthly VAT returns for submission.
• Analysis and capturing of restaurant petty cash recons monthly.
• Additional tasks upon request of the direct manager.

• Strong Understanding of Accounting Principles
• Experience in applying Accounting Principles
• Experience in Excel Software – including basic formulas and analysis of excel worksheet
• Experience in bookkeeping and strong understanding of bookkeeping principles
• A relevant accounting qualification
• Problem solving
• Good Communication Skills
• Credibility & Presence – Maintaining relationships with all store managers
• Attention to detail/ accuracy/ timeliness
• Deadline Driven
• Growth Mindset

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