Group Finance - Accounts Payable Officer
3 Dock Rd, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8002, South Africa
Job Description
Posted Friday, October 10, 2025 at 4 : 00 AM
Responsibilities
- Maintaining the purchase ledgers of the Group operating entities, including liaising with department heads, chasing outstanding expense authorisation, posting invoices and staff expense forms
- Maintaining the master vendor database
- Assist with compliance of Group expenditure policy and adherence to internal financial controls
- Document Management
- Answering supplier queries and chasing invoices which have not been received
- Reconciliation of vendor account
- Creating payment runs for the payment of supplier invoices and staff expenses
- Monthly reconciliation of purchase ledger to nominal ledger, highlighting any problems
- Monthly expense accruals calculation and booking transactions
- Assisting in the preparation of monthly bank reconciliations, including preparing analyses of accounts, forecasting and producing monthly reports
- Assisting in producing annual accounts payable budgets and forecasts, with involvement in year-end accounts and with annual internal and external audit
- Assisting the Financial Accounting / GL team with daily and monthly transactions and ledger reconciliations as required
- Provide cover in the absence of Group Finance colleagues
- Assist and provide yearly audit Accounts Payable requests
- Ad hoc duties
Qualifications and Experience
Accounting qualification2-3 years working experienceKnowledge of VAT mattersPrevious experience in a similar roleSignificant purchase ledger experienceKnowledge of Microsoft BC systems and working on Microsoft ExcelCompetencies, Skills and Behaviours
Excellent attention to detail and accurate data entryNumerateStrong organisational skills and attention to detailAdvanced Excel skillsGood interpersonal skills with ability to build effective working relationshipsTeam player who is willing to help othersAbility to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlinesPro-active and solutions focusedFrench, German and / or Hebrew language skills would be an advantageWe offer you the opportunity to work in an open environment within an international, fast growing organization
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