Accounts Payable Assistant - VKB Milling, Christiana

VKB Agriculture; Noordwes; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

VKB Agriculture seeks an administrative finance assistant to support the Accountant with creditor processing, documentation, and reporting, ensuring accurate, auditable records. You will handle credit applications, invoices, and reconciliations in a fast-paced agricultural finance environment.

Responsibilities include maintaining vendor data, resolving queries, and contributing to continuous improvement of processes within the finance team.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or NQF4 required.
• Experience in a financial environment preferred.
• Computer literate with intermediate Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Handle creditor-related tasks accurately and timeously.
• Draft, prepare, and maintain all creditor documentation.
• Process and capture purchase invoices and credit notes.
• Maintain organized records and vendor information; support the Accountant.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Numerical aptitude

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Grade 12 / NQF4

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Introduction to the VKB Group

The VKB Group is an agricultural company providing support to farmers and producing straight-from-the-farm foods for consumers. Apart from its various consumer brands, the VKB Group is also represented by its regional brands: VKB, GWK and NTK.

Our roots are firmly planted in agriculture, with farming at our core, continuously growing and evolving throughout the years. Starting with providing everything needed on the farm to produce food, we now operate across the entire food supply chain, including processing, logistics, storage, handling and national and international market channels.

This "house of brands", established with the support of our farmer shareholders, forms the foundation for building the agribusiness of the future.

More about VKB Milling

VKB Milling (Pty) Ltd is one of four subsidiaries of VKB Agri Processors (Pty) Ltd, the Agri-processing division of the VKB Group.

VKB Milling operates white maize mills in Mokopane (Limpopo) and Mashishing (Mpumalanga), a wheat mill in Frankfort (Free State), as well as a maize mill in Christiana and a wheat mill in Modderrivier (Northern Cape).

About the role

Provide administrative support to the relevant Accountant and assist with the efficient execution of creditor-related functions. The successful candidate will ensure accurate processing of financial documentation, maintain up-to-date records, and contribute to the smooth operation of the finance department while adding value to existing processes and systems.

Requirements

• Grade 12 or NQF4
• Experience within the financial environment will serve as recommendation
• Computer Literate, Excel and Word at intermediate level
• Constantly adding value to the current functions of the job
• Ability to function well in a high-pressure environment

Duties and Responsibilities

• Handle credit applications accurately and timeously.
• Draft, prepare, and maintain all documentation relating to creditors.
• Process and capture purchase invoices and credit notes.
• Perform general administrative functions, including reconciliations, filing, and archiving of records.
• Compile creditor reconciliations and ensure accuracy of account balances.
• Attend to and resolve creditor and vendor queries professionally and efficiently.
• Ensure all applications comply with relevant legislation, regulations, and company requirements.
• Maintain and regularly update vendor information in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Support the Accountant with day-to-day financial administration and reporting activities.
• Ensure documentation is maintained in an organized and auditable manner.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of financial and administrative processes.

Skills

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Conflict handling and resolution skills.
• Negotiation skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong numerical aptitude.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
• Good organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

As an equal opportunity employer, VKB Group is committed to Employment Equity, transformation, and the inclusion of People with Disabilities. Our recruitment decisions are aligned with the VKB Group Employment Equity Plan and Transformation Strategy.

At VKB Group, our culture is rooted in the values of being Humble, Hungry, Smart, Bold, and Playing as One Team. We believe in building authentic relationships and making sound decisions based on trust and integrity. Misrepresenting qualifications, experience, competencies, criminal history, or any other information may result in your application being withdrawn or your employment being terminated should discrepancies be identified during verification processes.

We respect your time and ask that you respect ours by providing truthful information throughout the recruitment process. This helps ensure that we focus on candidates who are genuinely aligned with the requirements of the role and the values of our organisation.