Accounts Payable Controller - 6 Months Contract at TotalEnergies

Candidate Profile

Ideally, as an Accounts Payable Controller, you would possess the following: 

• Diploma or degree in Financial Accounting
• Good understanding and experience in oil industry is an added advantage.
• Experience in the AP processes and previous experience working with High Value transactions and payments
• Technical skills required: minimum 5 years of experience - Vendor reconciliation knowledge, SAP especially accounts payable, understanding AP impact on the monthly financial result, excel experience.
• Key competencies include analytical ability and questioning, communication, planning and organizing skills, cross functionality, good interpersonal skills, ability to meet strict deadlines; English is the working language.

Activities

As an Accounts Payable Controller, you would be responsible for the following: 

• Preparation of timeous payments for allocated vendors and accurate recording of vendor liabilities in SAP
• Preparation of timeous payments for allocated vendors.
• Assess the validity of invoices received from Business.
• Accurately submit and manage tickets to SSC for invoice verification and payment of vendors by due dates
• Verification that GL posting of entries generated per SSC tickets
• Perform monthly Reconciliations of all vendor accounts.
• Preparation of intercompany vendors, including monthly recons.
• Processing of revenue payable invoices and ensuring that they are paid on time.
• Liaise with business and vendors to clear all overdue GR/IR (Goods receipted not invoice receipted) for product/Transport and related transactions.
• Ensure no unexplained variances on monthly vendor reconciliations.
• Clear open items on the vendor listing.
• Ensure the processing of queries before payment due date; and provide ongoing feedback until queries are resolved.
• Review GRIR and clear any GRIR issues.
• Preparation of monthly reconciliations performed by AP controllers.
• Resolve queries and exception management (in liaison with vendors and SSC)
• Ensure monthly accounts payable reports are done on time.

HSEQ

• To deliver excellent customer service to vendors, customers, and other contacts.
• To help improve and optimize controls and processes with the G&S Accounts Payable department.
• To ensure compliance to the Group’s standards.
• To ensure confidentiality of information.
• To ensure Total South Africa’s policies and procedures are adhered to.