Finance Assistant I - Trade Local Payables

at  Woolworths

POSITION SUMMARY

Industry: Financial Services
Job category: Other: Banking, Finance, Insurance, Stockbroking
Location: Cape Town
Contract: Permanent
EE position: No

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Ensure that all local trade payments to suppliers are completed timeously and accurately based on the terms of payment.
• Administer and resolving of supplier queries.
• Perform supplier reconciliations monthly.
• Ensure that all invoices not processed accurately via the RPA process is identified and sent to the relevant stakeholders for resolution.
• Communicate invoice queries to the RPA service provider on daily basis and monitor the resolution of the queries.
• Respond timeously to all queries raised by suppliers.
• Assist with internal & external audit requests and queries.
• Maintain and encourage professional relationships with suppliers, internal stakeholders and the rest of the team.
• Ad hoc reporting as requested by management.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Technical Skills:

• Diploma in Accounting (12 month / intermediate stage) or equivalent
• 2-3 years Local payments experience is essential.
• Computer Literacy – Good excel skills, Oracle Financials, Trade cloud, Standard Bank Business Online.
• Assertive and able to communicate effectively.
• High problem- solving ability (proactiveness).
• Numerical, analytical and interpretive ability.

• Deadline driven.

  Behavioural Skills:

• Personal Effectiveness

• Passion for the brand and customers
• Thinking strategically and commercially
• Leading Transformation
• Connecting people
• Delivering high performance
• Having a merchant mindset
• Making insightful business decisions
• Driving quality
• Planning and organising

Please refer the Job description for details