Job Description

Our client who is an American multinational chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. Headquartered in Miami-Dade County, Florida, is seeking t employ an Accounts Payable Clerk within their Finance Department.

The Accounts Payable Clerk is required to:

• Process/post invoices and credit notes
• Reconciliation of creditors accounts and resolving queries
• Paying creditors on time (according to payment terms)
• Confirmation of Intercompany balances

Duties and responsibilities:

• Invoice processing, payments and reconciliations
• Receive and verify invoices and all relevant documentation to process payments for creditors
• Follow up on all missing documentation
• Ensure that payments have been authorized according to the required financial procedures
• Perform the day to day processing of accounts payable transactions according to the relevant accounting system for payment authorization
• Validate, approve and post invoices
• Prepare vendor reconciliations
• Resolve all vendor queries
• Prepare the paperwork/backup documents for payment run
• Ensure suppliers are paid on pre-determined payment terms
• Monitor vendor accounts to ensure that payments are up to date
• Forward proof of payments to suppliers when required
• Maintain a current and accurate filing system for the creditors function
• Assist with general administration and financial duties
• Confirm the Intercompany balances
• Make sure that the vendor age analysis has no queries (especially no debit or old outstanding balances)
• Verify B-BBEE status with vendors
• Accurately capture company credit card transactions within the correct period
• Purchase order maintenance
• Open receipt maintenance

Minimum skills and requirements:

• A Matric (Grade 12) qualification
• 2 years relevant experience
• Computer literate
• Proficient on Microsoft excel
• Financial background
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Work independently as well as in a team
• Effective prioritization and quick problem-solving orientation is a requirement to achieve multiple departmental deliverables on a timely basis in a fast-paced category
• Highly organized, with the ability to adapt to change
• Attention to Detail

Tower Group