Accounts Payable Supervisor - Woodstock

My client, a leading and well known Retailer, requires an experienced and competent Accounts Payable Supervisor.

Key Requirements:

Senior Certificate (or equivalent) with Mathematics and /or Accounting as a passed subject

Tertiary qualification in Accounting will be advantageous

Experience:

• 5 years Creditor’s experience and background.
• Experience in performing manual reconciliations in excel
• Exposure to a retail environment will be advantageous
• Handling of suppliers’ accounts with large volumes of invoices and payments processing

Competencies (Knowledge/Skills):

• Knowledge of accounts payable systems and manual reconciliations in excel (essential)
• Computer Literacy in MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Good organizational and communication skills
• Work under pressure and in a deadline-oriented environment
• Attention to detail is key
• Analytical and problem-solving skills

Key Duties (but not limited to):

• Staff management
• Monitor attendance and performance
• Training of new staff members
• First point of contact relating to any staff queries
• Review and sign-off reconciliations
• Assist with problem reconciliations including analysing and following up on queries with branches and suppliers.
• Track monthly reconciliations per clerk
• Loading and updating of suppliers
• Approval of Invoices after a certain threshold
• Allocation of payments and processing of EFT payment debit memos
• Monitor and check online payments process (balances payments) before it is sent to Finance for loading