Creditors Clerk at The Shoprite Group of Companies

Job Objectives    

• Perform various aspects of the end-to-end supplier accounts cycle at various times, including but not limited to: capturing invoices, processing invoices for payment, processing debits and credits, daily reconciliation of payments processed in relation to invoices processed for payment and associated debits and credits for processing.
• Assist in verifying supplier banking details and capturing of bank details on an online banking system.
• Control payment batches daily on SAP and Internet banking, follow up and resolve any issues with supervisors or when required with IT.
• Action daily payment runs and importing of files to online banking systems and the backup of payment history.
• Perform reconciliations to determine if daily payments processed, balance with invoices processed.
• Determine status of invoices and/or statements and assess whether debits or credits need to be processed on supplier accounts.
• Assist with sending invoices, statements and/or payment confirmation reports to suppliers.
• Action all requests and assist with supplier queries relating to the end-to-end activities as defined in the supplier payment and reconciliation process.
• Respond by phone & e-mail to supplier and internal queries correctly & timeously in a professional manner.
• Ensure that all daily, weekly and monthly duties and deadlines are met consistently.
• Action all filing and/or archiving for audit purposes.
• Perform ad hoc administrative tasks - as required.

Qualifications    
Grade 12 with accounting or equivalent

Advantageous

• Accounting certificate, diploma or equivalent.

Experience    

• +1 relevant experience in a creditors clerk, financial, administrative or similar role.
• Microsoft Office 365 - Outlook, Excel.
• Working knowledge of creditors documents e.g. statements, invoices, remittances, EFT’s.

Knowledge and Skills    
Advantageous

• Accounting package exposure to SAP

Additional exposure and understanding of the below areas will be considered as highly beneficial:
- Procedures and risks related to payment processes.
- Basic knowledge of reconciliation
- Accounting, debtors & creditors knowledge
- Internet banking
Exposure to and an understanding of corporate and retail orientated environments.