Clerk: Overhead Creditors

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Cape Town (Western Cape), Western Cape (South Africa), South Africa
February 15, 2025
Full-time
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Job Description

Ackermans has an exciting opportunity for a Clerk: Overhead Creditors. The Clerk: Overhead Creditors will be responsible to ensure accurate and timeous payments of non-stock creditors according to company specifications and procedures and will be part of a structured Finance team.

We’re a fully in-office team. This role is based at our Support Centre in Kuils River, Cape Town.

Key Responsibilities

  • Non-Stock Payments
  • Ensure supplier invoice is valid as per VAT requirements
  • Verify & release purchase order requests for payments
  • Report and follow up on outstanding invoices or accruals
  • To agreed specifications
  • To agreed deadlines
  • Maintain checklist of supplier reconciliations
  • Ensure payment is done as per agreed supplier payment terms
  • Ensure all completed reconciliations match to amounts on supplier due requirements report.
  • Adhere to cashflow requirements
  • Reporting
  • Review Goods Receipt Invoice Receipt report
  • Follow up on outstanding items
  • Review supplier Ageing report
  • Follow up on overdue items
  • Team Participation, Communication, and other Ad-hoc duties
  • Team Participation
  • Displays commitment to team vision and mission
  • Responsiveness to customer needs and queries
  • Act as back up when fellow Phadimas are absent or on leave
  • Assist with additional requests, when required
  • Following up on missed settlements
  • Report on customer conversion rates and other metrics

Qualifications Required

Essential: National Diploma in Finance / Accounting or related field

Preferred: Bachelors Degree in Finance / Accounting or related field

Essential

Experience required:

  • At least 2-3 years’ relevant accounts payable experience, including strong reconciliation ability
  • Experience in working across a number of departments

Preferred

  • Experience in working within the retail corporate environment

Knowledge & Skills Required

  • Good knowledge of basic finance principles, procedures, and applications
  • Computer skills, including MS Excel, MS Word, MS Outlook(email)
  • SAP (advantageous)
  • Ability to work with large volumes of invoices
  • Attention to detail
  • Teamwork and able to function independently
  • Time Management

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