Creditors Clerk - Johannesburg at Motus Aftermarket Parts

Job Description
Motus Aftermarket Parts is searching for an experienced and dedicated (X3) Creditors Clerk to join the team at Meadowview Head Office. The purpose of the position is to assist Reconciliations and to optimise cash flow by ensuring payments to suppliers are made according to standard terms and conditions. Manage and maintain GRIR – and vendor ageing accounts.

Position Overview

• Verifying the correctness of all creditor-related documents sent to Head Office
• Ensure legal compliance of Tax invoices.
• Requesting Statements timeously
• Authorisation & payment of invoices
• Vendor application process
• Identification of errors and unusual items
• Processing of new supplier accounts
• Administration of branch supplier contracts
• Knowledge of local and foreign supplier

Specific Role Responsibilities
Gaining a full understanding of the processing of creditors:

• The management of own portfolio of branches’ suppliers paid by Head Office
• Handling branch / supplier queries and requests
• Managing / checking / tracking of journals
• Follow-up of invoices / statements not received.
• Reconciling invoices, statements, and ERP System
• Proficiency in reconciliations
• All EFT’S have to be submitted to the supervisor 2 days before month end.
• Responsible for Vendor age analysis
• Valid reason/explanation to be provided for long outstanding items.
• Ensure Vendors are paid according to agreed terms and conditions to manage cash flow of company.
• Maintain and improve vendor and internal customer relations.
• Minimize and solve vendor and /or internal queries at lowest complex level.
• Liaison with Procurement departments within the Company and Admin people to solve GRIR issues.
• Check automatic reconciliation for manual matching.
• Assist with additional workload as well as rotation of allocated vendors when requested and/or required.
• Processing of EFT payments
• Solving queries across Business Units
• Interface with Debtors Department and Sales regarding deductions from supplier accounts relating to customers.
• Check that all invoices are accompanied by a statement and that balance brought forward is correct.
• Good understanding of foreign payments
• Forward proof of payments to suppliers when required.
• Verify B-BBEE status with vendors.
• Accurately capture company credit card transactions within the correct period
• Expense Claims
• Confirmation of intercompany Accounts
• Prepare budget.
• Processing of journals.
• Management of all payment cycle activities

Qualifications and Experience

• Grade 12- Essential
• Relevant certificate/diploma
• A Tertiary Qualification in Finance /Accounting would be advantageous.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role
• Competent in MS Office, databases, and accounting software and an Advance Knowledge of MS Excel.
• Previous exposure to the creditors function is a requirement.

Skills and Personal Attributes

• Ability to consistently meet deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Aptitude for numbers
• Well organized
• Supplier orientated.
• Effective communicating techniques
• Strong reconciliation skills
• Time-management
• Communication skills
• Clear criminal checks