Accounts Payable Controller - CA(SA)

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Candidates who apply for this role must be available immediately to start with previous experience in the similar role.

My client is looking for an energetic CA(SA) to full the role of accounts payable controller to join their team on a contract basis. They want someone with excellent communication skills and a hard-working individual.

Other details:

• This is a contract position.

Primary objective:

• To ensure timeous and accurate financial accounting information
• To manage and control the AP Ledger and all related general ledger accounts, ensuring that all statutory and group obligations are adhered to
• To manage and control full Accounts Payable function
• To ensure that adequate financial controls are in place to prevent any risk.
• To manage and motivate the Shared Services team

Planning:

• Plan all Accounting procedures and deadlines, given the monthly/year end closing deadlines set by the Financial Manager / Group
• Plan and co-ordinate staff around the given time plans in order to achieve deadlines
• Advise all staff involved in supplying closing data of the set / planned deadlines in order to receipt this timeously
• Anticipate any timing problems which may jeopardise deadlines and to act in order to prevent breach of such deadlines.
• Accurate weekly/monthly cash forecast to be submitted to Finance Manager / Treasury
• Plan weekly/monthly payment proposal in accordance with cash forecast

Manager:

• Manage and co-ordinate Shared Services and local support staff
• Ensure that they work according to the laid down job descriptions and that they achieve their goals timeously and meet the prescribed deadlines.

Maintaining and Balancing of Monthly General Ledger:

• Ensure that all AP related General Ledger accounts truly reflect the financial position of the company and that where necessary the relevant corrections are affected timeously
• Ensure that Asset and Liability Accounts truly always reflect the financial position of the company
• Ensure that at all times travel advances are up to date and fully reconciled
• Ensure that all Creditors Reconciliation’s are up to date and signed off
• Ensure that all Control Accounts balance to their Auxiliary ledgers and that all Suspense Accounts are either nil or have been reconciled and acted upon
• Ensure that all books of account are always up to date and accessible
• Ensure that all documentation is archived according to accounting policy
• Ensure that staff always maintain a neat and tidy workplace and that all filing is up to date

HFM Reporting Responsibility:

• Completion of the following returns to be reviewed by Financial Manager
• Review the Inter Company transaction
• Review ICT tool and HFM (inputs and disclosures)
• Investigate ICT/ICP differences

Cash Flow:

• Ensure that all creditors are paid timeously and in accordance with their terms and conditions
• Ensure that the correct settlement discounts are received / taken.

Reporting:

• Prepare the monthly reports
• Supply the necessary Auxiliary reports as and when required
• Adhere to the requirements of the =S= Reporting System

Reserve Bank:

• Ensure adherence to all financial related Reserve Bank requirements and regulation
• Submit documentations timeously

Foreign Group payments:

• Ensure that the bank is in receipt of the correct signed documents timeously in order that the payment deadlines set by them are met

Ad-hoc Projects:

• The AP Controller will be required from time to time to complete Ad-hoc tasks assigned by Management

IG Invoicing & Reconciliation:

• Ensure all inwards (IG) back charges are recorded timeously
• Ensure that all IG Reconciliations and Confirmations are correct, sent to the appropriate correspondent and are filed in the monthly Reconciliation File.
• Queries need to be resolved on a monthly basis.

Management System:

• Keep up to date with developments with respect to the System, as well as apply the policies and procedures relevant to the position.
• Communicate improvement possibilities with respect to the Management System to the relevant Process Owner or directly to Process Support and participate in improvement initiatives.

Process Owner:

• In this position you are required to fulfil the role of a Process Owner, responsibilities and authority are according to job description reference GE207.
• Full AP Accountable
• Review payment listing from Shared Services
• Supplier Queries (Management)
• Vendor (IG and OG) reconciliation review
• Liaising with internal stake holders ie GSC, NPP, etc
• Liaising with Vendors
• GR IR Reconciliation Review
• GIT reconciliation review
• Analysis of foreign currency payables
• Hedge Controlling
• AP related GL reconciliations
• Forex travel receipts
• OPA IN controlling

General:

• To ensure that all standard operating procedures are adhered to
• To ensure professional standards are maintained in all business situations

Education:

• Qualified Chartered Accountant
• BCom Hounors with SAICA articles

Skills and attributes:

• High level of numeracy
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure
• Methodical
• Problem analyzing and solving
• Good communication skills
• Work well within a team

If you would like to be considered, please apply directly melissa@------.

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