Financial Controller (Accounts Payable)

SUMMARY:
A position is available in Port Elizabeth for a Financial Controller who is experienced in dealing with the financial aspects of Accounts Payable.

POSITION INFO:
Minimum qualification and experience:
- Matric / Tertiary qualification in accounting or finance
- Min 3 years’ experience dealing with the financial aspects of accounts payable
- 3 – 5 years’ experience in a similar role supervising a team of clerks.
- Min. Intermediate Excel Skills
- Experience on systems such as Syspro and Pastel
- Experience reviewing and reconciling General Ledger accounts
- Experiencing in logistics and clearing agent processes will be advantageous

Main Duties/Key Results Areas:
Leadership:
- Successfully lead and motivate a team of clerks
- Strive towards creating a work environment where creditors clerks can achieve goals and meet objectives

Processing:
- Ensure that all processing deadlines are met.
- Ensure that all invoices/credit notes are correctly captured on Pastel/Syspro
- Assist with processing if and should the need arise

Reviewing of Processing and Reconciliations:
- Oversee and review processing and reconciliations before submission to Managers/Directors

Supplier Age Analysis and Account Queries:
- Continual review of the supplier age analysis
- Ensure that all queries on the accounts are kept to a minimum by assisting the creditors clerks where required.
- Analyze and provide feedback on the query tracking schedule on a weekly basis
- Assist in resolving the older outstanding queries still to be finalized
- Assist creditors clerks with reconciliations when required
- Ensure that the team carries out the required purchase order maintenance

New Employees:
- Assist in the training of new employees added to team when required

KPI’s:
- Assist with monthly review of clerks
- Ensure creditors clerks strive towards meeting KPI’s set by the Accounts Payable Manager

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