Accounts Payable Analyst

Accounts Payable Analyst

"Precision Meets Purpose – Step in as Our Next Accounts Payable Pro!"

Durban, South Africa

Position Purpose: The Procure to Pay Analyst (P2P) supports processes within Brambles P2P environment. Works closely with the Finance organization and Business Process Outsourcer (BPO) to deliver, maintain, and enhance the Payable process. Handles exceptions, provides business training and manages escalations from the BPO. Builds and maintains strong working relationship with Finance, Procurement, other internal customers, vendors and BPO team.

Accountabilities

• Collaborate with BPO team to streamline processes, implement best practice and eliminate non-value-added tasks through continuous improvement
• Liaise with Treasury to resolve disbursement issues
• Analyse, troubleshoot and resolve invoice processing related, matters, as the first point of escalations/exceptions raised by BPO team, in conjunction with stakeholders.
• Ensure all transactions are processed in accordance with Bramble’s country specific local compliance and legal/regulatory requirements, on exception requirement
• Review Debit balance aging report with commentary and resolve unreconciled items
• Review and submit the payment proposals for approval, ensuring compliance with payment processes and policies
• Provide support and information for internal and external audits
• Compile and submit regular reporting as required by stakeholders
• Participate in regional and global projects
• Liaise with Treasury signatories on the release to facilitate the release of payments
• Payment Template maintenance for manual payments
• Provide Concur Admin Back up support
• Maintain Credit Reports register, including generation of reports
• Advance Payment Register Maintenance and reporting
• Generation of the Annual Payments calendar (monthly/weekly)
• Preparation of Journal Entries

Qualifications

Finance qualification (Diploma/Degree)

Experience

• 5 - 10 years of Accounts Payable experience preferably in a multi-market, high transaction volume, and fast-paced environment
• Financial Accounting / Treasury with Foreign currency exposure
• SAP experience preferred
• Coupa experience preferred
• MS Excel
• Prior shared services or 3rd party provider collaboration experience is preferred

Skills and Knowledge

• Working knowledge of general accounting principles and concepts
• Analytical skills and reconciliation skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong conflict resolution and negotiation capabilities
• Strong problem-solving ability
• Customer service oriented and a team player with high emotional intelligence
• Highly organized and detailed oriented
• Ability to work under pressure
• Self-Management
• Effective stakeholder management across all hierarchies