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Accounts Payable Team Leader

R 33 333 - R 37 500 a month
Network Recruitment
Johannesburg Full-day Full-time

Description:

Lead a dynamic Accounts Payable Team Leader (Shared Services) and drive efficiency in vendor management and payments. My client is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Team Leader to manage a high-performing team, ensuring vendor reconciliations, query resolution, and payment processes run smoothly and efficiently.

This role is based in Sandton, Johannesburg North.

Key Responsibilities:
Vendor Reconciliations:
  • Reconcile the vendors each month, followed by those with open GRIR entries and unresolved balances on SAP.
  • Review team reconciliations prior to submitting them to the AP Manager for approval.
  • Ensure reconciliations are promptly sent to internal and external customers after the cutoff for query resolution.
Query Resolution:
  • Ensure team members resolve reconciling items between vendor statements and D365 to avoid late payments.
  • Allocate tasks equally within the team, ensuring accurate and timely processing.
  • Escalate queries according to the internal procedures and represent the team during weekly reviews with the AP Manager.
Reporting Review:
  • Lead weekly GRIR Report reviews for items over 90 days.
  • Review the team’s age analysis, ensuring no items are left to age, and address debit balances for further review with the AP Manager.
Payments:
  • Oversee weekly reviews of the age analysis to ensure timely and accurate payments.
  • Extract, check, and submit payment proposals for approval, ensuring vendors are paid per agreed terms.
  • Ensure payment packs are saved and organized for review.
Audit and Year-End Preparation:
  • Ensure compliance with audit and year-end requirements by providing documentation, reports, and commentary.
  • Conduct close-off checks for both yourself and the team.
Leadership:
  • Manage team reviews, monthly one-on-ones, performance management, and development.
  • Be responsible for recruitment and any necessary disciplinary actions.

Requirements:
  • Diploma/Degree in Accounting or Finance Related.
  • Must have 3 years experience in a management/leadership role.
  • Proven experience in a Shared Services company.
  • Strong reconciliation and analytical skills.
  • Proficiency in financial software and Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
  • Attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
  • Strong communication and problem-solving abilities.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly. For more finance jobs, please visit www.networkrecruitmentinternational.com.
If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful.

Requirements:

  • Reconcile the vendors each month, followed by those with open GRIR entries and unresolved balances on SAP.
  • Review team reconciliations prior to submitting them to the AP Manager for approval.
  • Ensure reconciliations are promptly sent to internal and external customers after the cutoff for query resolution.
  • Ensure team members resolve reconciling items between vendor statements and D365 to avoid late payments.
  • Allocate tasks equally within the team, ensuring accurate and timely processing.
  • Escalate queries according to the internal procedures and represent the team during weekly reviews with the AP Manager.
  • Lead weekly GRIR Report reviews for items over 90 days.
  • Review the team’s age analysis, ensuring no items are left to age, and address debit balances for further review with the AP Manager.
  • Oversee weekly reviews of the age analysis to ensure timely and accurate payments.
  • Extract, check, and submit payment proposals for approval, ensuring vendors are paid per agreed terms.
  • Ensure payment packs are saved and organized for review.
  • Ensure compliance with audit and year-end requirements by providing documentation, reports, and commentary.
  • Conduct close-off checks for both yourself and the team.
  • Manage team reviews, monthly one-on-ones, performance management, and development.
  • Be responsible for recruitment and any necessary disciplinary actions.
  • Diploma/Degree in Accounting or Finance Related.
  • Must have 3 years experience in a management/leadership role.
  • Proven experience in a Shared Services company.
  • Strong reconciliation and analytical skills.
  • Proficiency in financial software and Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
  • Attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
  • Strong communication and problem-solving abilities.
26 Feb 2025;   from: careers24.com

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