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Accounts Payable Clerk - Cape TownFull job descriptionAbout UsG Adventures is the worlds largest small-group adventure travel company and weve been making epic travel memories happen on all seven continents for over 30 years.Our mission is simple: to change lives through travel. And not just our travelers either. Since day one, our tours have been built to establish meaningful relationships with local communities, directly benefiting the people and places we visit at every step of our tours.With the demand for travel coming back strong, we are set up and excited for this next chapter in our companys story and wed love for you to be a part of it.Our DNA revolves around building, nurturing, and developing a diverse culture of people and a true sense of belonging, where everyone is encouraged to bring their authentic self to work each and every day. Youll have the opportunity to grow your career, and yourself, alongside a passionate, talented, and welcoming community that works hard to spread goodness around the world.If all that sounds like your kind of thing, well, we cant wait for you to join us.About the RoleThe Accounts Payable Clerk is a key member of the Finance department. The role will be involved in accounting and administration for various G Adventures global entities, within the Accounts payable department, which consists of Cost of Goods Sold Invoices & Overhead Invoices for global entities within the G Adventures group of entities.The Accounts payable department consists of 4 sub divisions, which are the Operator Payables, General Payables, Expense Payables and CEO (Tour Leader) Payables division for various regions.This role is a hybrid role based out of South Africa, where a minimum number of days as set by the region, is required in the Cape Base office. Please note, this is a 16 month Fixed-term contract with potential to extend to permanent.What youll be doing:Validate supplier invoices on our internal booking systems for our global tripsRecords transactions and retains all accounting records. Posts, verifies, and reconciles accounts payable.Maintains A/P sub ledger (including aging and tracking the payables). Ensures that the supplier invoices are correctly recorded and accounted under the proper general ledger accounts.Generates payments to vendors by following established procedures for processing disbursements through bank wire transfers using different banking platformsApply payments to supplier invoices in our accounting softwareAct as an accounting contact for Suppliers.Develop and maintain strong client relationships through proactive account management and training of vendors for invoicing processes.Communicate available information to suppliers and evaluate/give feedback on how we can improve the payment cycle.Consistently deliver excellent customer service to all internal and external customers.Contribute to G Adventures performance by displaying a positive enthusiastic attitude and showing support and involvement in Team initiatives and activities.Assist the Accounts Payable Manager & Finance Manager with financial reporting and analysisDetailed reports and expenses review as well as posting into the systemReconciliations of CEOs (Tour leaders) wages - ensuring that its done in a timely mannerAssist the team with CEO funding and account reconciliationsMaintain vendor account reconciliations to ensure timeliness & accuracy with recordsReview the accuracy and completeness of the Accounts Payable subledger including aging and tracking payablesAdditional duties as required such as special projects, month-end reporting, financial analysis, and assistance with audit requirementsRequirements:1+ years of experience in accounting.Certificate or Diploma in Accounting or Finance (or Similar)Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.Intermediate English skills (written and oral).Extremely detail oriented and customer service oriented.Analytical with a strong attention to detail.Good understanding and use of financial and operating systems.Previous experience within a travel related business is a bonus.Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with strict deadlines.Self-motivated and goal oriented.Confident, Customer service oriented with a flexible and cooperative approach.Problem solving skills.What do we offer you?Competitive salary commensurate with the roleCompetitive benefits packageBirthday day offVacation time for you to rechargeEnhanced Parental LeaveLearning and growth opportunitiesEmployee Resource Groups*Applicable based on location*G Adventures is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We consider all qualified applicants.

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