Accounts Payable Clerk

The HEINEKEN Company; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is looking for an Accounts Payable professional to handle invoice processing, reconciliations, and vendor queries. The candidate should possess a Finance Degree and relevant experience, particularly in the FMCG sector. This permanent role requires strong accounting skills and familiarity with accounting software like SAP and Coupa. The company encourages diverse applications and aims to improve employment equity.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years accounts payable or general accounting experience.
• Experience in FMCG sector preferred.
• Knowledge of accounting procedures required.

Responsibilities

• Perform invoice processing using SAP and Coupa.
• Reconcile vendor accounts and manage queries.
• Drive continuous improvement and personal development.

Skills

Accounting procedures

Strong accounting skills

Education

Grade 12

Finance Degree

Tools

SAP

Readsoft

Coupa

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

We Go Places! How about you?

Immediate Superior: Accounts Payable Team Lead

Location: Tygervalley, Cape Town

Function: Finance

Sub Function: Accounts Payable

Type of Contract: Permanent

Reference Number: 139930

Closing Date: 09/07/2025

Main Responsibilities

1. Invoice processing – Readsoft/SAP and Coupa
2. Perform transactional processing and administrative support of the Accounts Payable function, including verification of invoice data to PO information, processing invoices through ReadSoft Process Director/SAP ERP, monitoring documents in Error in PD for AP and Coupa, follow-up on PO exceptions, processing and resolving FI and Form approval issues, reviewing, cross-referencing, and rejecting duplicates, reviewing and approving invoices on Coupa portal, engaging with business units regarding invoice queries, attending bi-weekly workflow forum, conducting root cause analysis and providing feedback and solutions.
3. Reconciliations - BEST
4. Reconcile vendor accounts per KPIs, review and follow-up on outstanding items, record keeping of performance stats, vendor invoice age analysis and reconciliation performances.
5. Query resolution – Service Now NextGEN
6. Handle all queries via Service Now within SLA, ensure compliance with policies, effective vendor query resolution.
7. AP Related Ad Hoc Tasks
8. Extract/create KPI stats, engage with suppliers, drive continuous improvement, manage risk, contribute to team and personal development, develop relationships, and manage own performance and career development.

Role Requirements

1. Grade 12 and Finance Degree
2. 1-3 years accounts payable or general accounting experience, including Creditors
3. Experience in FMCG sector preferred
4. Knowledge of accounting procedures
5. Experience with SAP, Readsoft, Coupa, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
6. Strong accounting skills

The company's Employment Equity Plan and Diversity policies will be considered. Applicants must be eligible to live and work in South Africa. Heineken Beverages (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd encourages applications from people with disabilities.