Creditors Clerk at Lesedi Nuclear Services Pty Ltd

PURPOSE OF ROLE

Lesedi Nuclear Services’ mission is to be the company of choice in the nuclear industry, delivering quality technical solutions. Professional, ethical and compliant financial processes are fundamental to this mission. These processes are instituted and maintained by the finance department within which the creditors’ clerk plays a fundamental role in the management and reconciliation of the supplier accounts.

Reporting to the Financial Manager, this position is responsible for the verification, processing and reconciliation of all creditors’ accounts of all the projects

 KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

Invoice Processing and Reconciliation:

• Capture of and reconciliation of creditors invoices and payments back to general ledger and supplier statements.
• Match invoice against purchase orders for goods and services received.
• Identify invoices that are for expenses relating to more than one month (for example an annual subscription) and periodically allocate.

Supplier Management:

• Liaise with procurement and project managers on supplier activities.
• Effective handling of creditor queries and referral to management of unresolved issues.
• Meet creditor payment due dates.
• Manage the "received, not yet invoiced" and "accrual sub-contractors (certified, not yet invoiced)" accounts to make sure all invoices are received and matched timeously.
• Manage advance payments to set off against suppliers when invoices are received.

Cash Management:

• Capture all payments and receipts from the bank statement into the cashbook via an upload from bank statements.
• Process and control petty cash and credit card statements.
• Prepare monthly bank, petty cash and credit card recons.
• Assist with daily cashflows.
• Prepare payments and upload to the bank.

Group Company Transactions:

• Processing of group companies' invoices & bank statement.

 QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Matric
• National Diploma in Accounting/ Finance or similar qualification.
• Proficiency in the use of an ERP system.
• Expert knowledge of MS Excel and accountancy practices.
• 3+ years’ experience in a credit control environment.

 KNOWLEDGE & BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

Knowledge:

• Basic knowledge of accounting practices.
• Sound understanding of the procurement process.
• Sound understanding of VAT requirements in relation to credit control.

Skills:

• Skilled in creditor reconciliations.
• Computer literate (MS Office).
• Competent in the use of an ERP system.
• Numerate and accurate in cash control.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Sound communication skills – written and spoken.

 Behaviours/Personal Attributes:

• Systematic and organized.
• Good attention to detail.
• Completer profile – sees tasks through to completion.
• Able to work well and productively in a team.
• Able to work to deadlines and under pressure.
• High degree of integrity.
• Ability to handle conflict situations.
• Able to handle conflict situations and must have a coolheaded personality.
• Able to work unsupervised.
• Positive attitude and Pro-active.