Finance Team Leader - Trade at takealot.com

• Takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Finance Team Leader - Trade to join our Finance Team in Cape Town.
• We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative and hard-working people with integrity to join us.  We offer a market related Total Remuneration Package, which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored, as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

The position reports to the Accounts Payable Manager

Your responsibilities will include:

• Team Leadership and Management
  • Supervise and mentor a team of accounts payable specialists.
  • Organize training sessions to enhance team skills and knowledge.
  • Conduct performance reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Accounts Payable Processing
  • Oversee the timely and accurate processing of invoices, statement reconsiliations and payments.
  • Ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory standards.
  • Manage month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Vendor Management:
  • Maintain strong working relationships with vendors.
  • Negotiate payment terms and handle disputes effectively.
  • Ensure vendor accounts are reconciled accurately and resolutions are executed on for outstanding items
• Process Improvement:
  • Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy.
  • Collaborate with IT and other departments to enhance AP systems.
  • Develop and maintain internal controls and procedures.
• Reporting and Compliance:
  • Prepare detailed reports regarding AP metrics for senior management.
  • Monthly reporting on all Ballance sheet control accounts ( GRIR)
  • Manage audits related to accounts payable.

Attributes required:

• Continuous improvement- and scaling mindset
• Ability to lead from the front
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent communication skills 
• Ability to work independently 
• Problem solving
• Self motivated 
• Deadline driven

Qualifications and Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 4- 5 years of experience in accounts payable, with at least 2 years in a supervisory role.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting.
• Proficient in AP software and systems
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills.

The Environment:

• takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.
• We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.
• We are short on ego and high on output.
• We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all.
• We love what we do and what we are creating.

We seek to Employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who:

• is forthright but respectful
• is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
• is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
• is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours
• is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience
• is entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster
• is able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input
• is curious and challenge the status quo
• is innovative and enjoys iteration
• is collaborative
• will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com.
• thinks like an owner of the business.
• is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARDWORKING