Accounts Payable Team Leader

A leading Pharmaceutical Company is hiring an Accounts Payable Team Leader

Reference : DBN -RC-4

The Accounts Payable Team Leader will be responsible for the timely payments of local and foreign vendors, overseeing the accounts payable team, and maintaining the accuracy of the organization's creditors records.

Duties & Responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities :

• Ensure correct payments are made in a timely manner according to supplier terms, developing and maintaining good relationships with all vendors.
• Ensure that all vendor accounts are reconciled monthly, review and sign off on vendor reconciliations, deal with query items, and ensure that all queries are resolved promptly.
• Ensure staff expense claims are reviewed and paid on time.
• Verify payments, and review checks before supervisors approve payments on the online banking system.
• Reconcile accounts payable totals and general ledger with other applicable records (e.g. vendor ledgers and trial balance).
• Conduct monthly revaluation of foreign creditors and reclassification calculations and journals.
• Facilitate correct and timely cash flow forecasts weekly and monthly.
• Ensure proper record keeping of purchases for monthly VAT submission, preparation, and periodic audits.
• Ensure proper maintenance, filing, and storage of records for internal and external audit purposes as well as annual BBBEE Verification audits.
• Oversee the cash book function.
• Conduct monthly reconciliations of accounts payable related balance sheet accounts.
• Conduct monthly reviews of expenses and coding.
• Maintain monthly checklists and quarterly controls.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities :

Qualifying Requirements :

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