Accounts Payable Clerk Global Grade 07

at  Barloworld Equipment

KEY OUTPUT

The main purpose of the role is to act as a custodian for the company’s local creditors by ensuring that standard accounting practices and processes are followed to transact, record and keep track of all transactions relating to Barloworld Equipment’s local supplier accounts.

This role will add value to the Shared Services division and the individual will focus on the following Key Performance Indicators:

• To ensure good corporate governance, in terms of internal control implementation and ensuring operating effectiveness of controls
• To provide accurate financial information to the business.
• Process All local and foreign creditors invoices for RSA, Lesotho, and Swaziland on SAP /VIM.
• Process intercompany invoices and ensure monthly balance confirmations are completed as per the set deadlines.
• Perform vendor reconciliations monthly for all local, foreign and CAT creditors.
• Prepare weekly and monthly cash forecasts and ensure adherence to acceptable deviation ratios.
• Run all vendor payments and ensure that remittance advises are sent out to suppliers timely.
• Raise accurate accruals monthly.
• Ensure that GR/IR accounts are up to date, reconciled and cleared.
• Follow up all invoice and payment queries with both internal and external customer.
• Attending to ad-hoc requests from the Management and the business.
• Provide all the supporting documents to Auditors during interim and year-end audit periods as requested.

QUALIFICATION, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES

Minimum Required Qualification:

• BCom/Diploma Accounting/Bookkeeping equivalent would be advantageous
• Matric or equivalent qualification

Minimum Required Experience:

• At least two years’ experience in an Accounts payable environment
• Good people management skills
• Business development skills and knowledge sound business and financial acumen
• Sound business communication skills
• Sound MS Office knowledge
• Sound SAP knowledge
• Sound Tax knowledge
• VIM Knowledge

Minimum Required Competencies:

• Stress Tolerance and Resilience
• Problem Solving
• Teamwork
• Ethical Behaviour
• Verbal and Written Communication (Including listening)

• To ensure good corporate governance, in terms of internal control implementation and ensuring operating effectiveness of controls
• To provide accurate financial information to the business.
• Process All local and foreign creditors invoices for RSA, Lesotho, and Swaziland on SAP /VIM.
• Process intercompany invoices and ensure monthly balance confirmations are completed as per the set deadlines.
• Perform vendor reconciliations monthly for all local, foreign and CAT creditors.
• Prepare weekly and monthly cash forecasts and ensure adherence to acceptable deviation ratios.
• Run all vendor payments and ensure that remittance advises are sent out to suppliers timely.
• Raise accurate accruals monthly.
• Ensure that GR/IR accounts are up to date, reconciled and cleared.
• Follow up all invoice and payment queries with both internal and external customer.
• Attending to ad-hoc requests from the Management and the business.
• Provide all the supporting documents to Auditors during interim and year-end audit periods as requested