EMPREGO

Accounts Payable Supervisor

Rand Water-Glenvista, South Africa

Job Advert Summary:
To manage the function of payment to Rand Water’s creditors (Supervise, monitoring and control of the financial and administrative aspects of payment of Rand Water’s creditors, and complying with IFRS, The Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), National Treasury Regulations, and the other regulating legislations.

Minimum Requirements:

  • B Com Degree in Finance or Equivalent
  • Minimum of 2 - 3 years working experience in accounts payable environment or similar
  • Accounts payable/procure to pay knowledge.

Primary Duties:
Customer Service

  • Ensure payments awarded through quotation/tender to suppliers are made on accurately, timeously, and according to payment policy and within Rand water’s delegated levels of authority.
  • Liaise with internal and external customers.
  • Engage with Suppliers on a professional manner.
  • Follow up on all Creditor enquiries received.
  • Resolving daily Creditor queries escalated by clerks and ensuring query resolution register is maintained.

Administration

  • Monitoring and management of GRIR and AP Ageing account
  • Monthly reporting on AP activity

Timeous/Accurate authorizing of valid supplier’s invoices.

  • Review and load suppliers for payment runs - Review and approval of monthly creditors reconciliations
  • Cashflow submissions to Treasury monthly
  • Ensuring that Rand water comply with all regulating legislation.
  • Maintaining timeous payment to Rand water’s Creditors.
  • Application of commercial equity policies.
  • Ensuring that all payments are made in accordance to agreed payment terms.
  • Maintaining measures to prevent potential liability against Rand water from third parties e.g. SA Revenue Services.
  • Ensure retention is released accounting to the agreed period.
  • Maintaining and controlling accounts payable system standards and procedures.
  • Maintaining good supplier Relationships-Protecting Rand water’s reputation and image
  • Motivating and developing of staff to ensure job satisfaction.
  • Solving any payment related problem that could result in a breakdown in the supply of goods/services from suppliers.
  • Making sound decisions under pressure.
  • Ensuring that payments are forecasted in accordance with Rand water’s cash flow process.

Other

  • Daily/Weekly/Monthly Reporting to management on creditor status/outstanding payments
  • Ensure staff training and development requirements.
  • Assist creditors manager with adhoc initiatives.
  • Submission of documents for external and internal auditors

Knowledge:

  • Computer (Ms Office)
  • Accounts Payable process
  • Procurement knowledge
  • SAP- AP module

Skills:

  • Communication skill
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Planning and organizing skill
  • Analytical skills
  • Problem solving skills

Attitude:

  • Integrity and compassion
  • Result orientated.
  • Work well under pressure.
  • Customer service excellence
  • Empathetic, compassionate, and fair
  • Attention to detail.
  • Ability to remain objective.