Stock Validation Creditors Clerk

SUMMARY:
New role is available for a Stock Validation Creditors Clerk for our client in the FMCG industry, based in Port Elizabeth.

POSITION INFO:
The perfect candidate for this role would be someone who has a stock background with creditors’ experience. The candidate will deal with the cold & dry store accounts. Stock will be booked into store with/without pallets. The stores will charge the client weekly storage and any additional charges that might arise by handling the stock. It is the responsibility of the Stock Validation Creditors Clerk to validate all these charges against the stock on hand reports versus the supplier’s stock on hand reports.

Main Duties/Key Results Areas:   

• Take ownership of the allocated cold store accounts. 
• Accounting duties: 
• Receiving of supplier invoices, requiring the Clerk to ensure accuracy of amounts paid and to correct bank accounts. 
• Processing of invoices from suppliers onto Syspro checking all supporting documentation. 
• Confirming that processing on each account is complete before period closure. 
• Prepare monthly reconciliations in accordance with standard templates and deadlines. 
• Daily commentary updates on the supplier age analysis software package for the allocated accounts. 
• Validation duties: 
• High volume validation of storage, handling and additional charges billed by the cold stores as per our rate sheets against our stock on hand reports. 
• Ensure that all queries on the cold store accounts are resolved in time and kept to a minimum. 
• All and any other related duties as expected from the employer from time to time.

• Matric / tertiary qualification in accounting or finance. 
• Min. of 5 years’ experience in a similar creditor’s role. 
• Previous experience in dealing with the billing of cold stores will be advantageous. 
• Understanding the storage of pallets in cold stores. 
• Experience in capturing invoices in the general ledger on an accounting system (Syspro advantageous). 
• Intermediate to advanced Excel Skills essential (VLOOKUP’s, Pivot tables etc.).