Accounts Payable Clerk (Contract)

Description:

Calling all IMMEDIATE Accounts Payable clerks!! Job & Company Descriptions
A leading global provider of air cargo services is looking for a detail-oriented and highly organized Accounts Payable Clerk to join their team. If you’re passionate about finance, have a keen eye for detail, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this is the opportunity for you.

As an Accounts Payable Clerk, you will be responsible for the following:

• Handling day-to-day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, and recording accounts payable data, and onboarding new supplier details into accounting and banking systems according to the specific procedures for each region/office.
• Processing outgoing payments in alignment with company financial policies and procedures.
• Identifying and investigating discrepancies by reconciling vendor accounts and reviewing weekly vendor statements.
• Managing employee expense claims in compliance with financial policies and procedures.
• Understanding expense accounts and cost centers to ensure accurate allocations.
• Providing assistance with various finance-related administrative tasks.
• Reporting the status of vendor accounts and highlighting any discrepancies identified.
• Communicating vendor and stakeholder queries in a timely and professional manner.
• Collaborating closely with operations teams to maintain accountability.
• Ensuring timely escalation of unresolved queries to the appropriate reporting line.
• Supporting audit requests related to accounts payable samples.
• Organizing work hours to ensure continuity, considering different global time zones of supported regions/offices.
• Assisting with any ad-hoc administrative duties as assigned by your line manager.

Qualifications:
Accounting Diploma required
Diploma in Accounting would be beneficial

Skills:
2 years’ invoice processing and data capturing experience
Foreign Creditors experience is preferred
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly. For more finance jobs, please visit www.networkrecruitment.co.za

If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles / positions .

Requirements:

• Handling day-to-day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, and recording accounts payable data, and onboarding new supplier details into accounting and banking systems according to the specific procedures for each region/office.
• Processing outgoing payments in alignment with company financial policies and procedures.
• Identifying and investigating discrepancies by reconciling vendor accounts and reviewing weekly vendor statements.
• Managing employee expense claims in compliance with financial policies and procedures.
• Understanding expense accounts and cost centers to ensure accurate allocations.
• Providing assistance with various finance-related administrative tasks.
• Reporting the status of vendor accounts and highlighting any discrepancies identified.
• Communicating vendor and stakeholder queries in a timely and professional manner.
• Collaborating closely with operations teams to maintain accountability.
• Ensuring timely escalation of unresolved queries to the appropriate reporting line.
• Supporting audit requests related to accounts payable samples.
• Organizing work hours to ensure continuity, considering different global time zones of supported regions/offices.
• Assisting with any ad-hoc administrative duties as assigned by your line manager.