Accounts Payable Clerk

Scania South Africa; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 250 000 - 350 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company is seeking an Accounts Payable professional in Johannesburg. The role involves providing financial and administrative support to ensure profitable operations by handling invoices, payments, and vendor relations. Candidates should have a BCom or finance-related degree and at least 2 years of experience. Fluency in English is required. This position emphasizes analytical thinking, attention to detail, and effective communication.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ work experience in a similar role.
• Experience with accounts payable and related financial processes.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Perform day to day financial transactions including classifying and recording accounts payable.
• Accurately review, code, and process vendor invoices.
• Reconcile the accounts payable ledger for correct posting.

Skills

Accounting and Financial Systems

Analytical Thinking

Attention to Detail

Communication

Education

BCom or Finance related degree

Job description

Role Summary

The main responsibility of the Accounts Payable is to provide financial and administrative support to the business, enabling commercial departments to run profitable operations and fulfilling defined targets. This is achieved by ensuring optimal service to internal and external customers and suppliers by reviewing, coding and processing invoices, completing payments and controlling expenses as well as verifying and reconciling issues, all with accuracy and in a timely manner.

Job Responsibilities

Accounts Payable -

• Perform day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, and recording accounts payable data
• Handling accounts payable for separate entities and vendors
• Accurately review, code, and process vendor invoices
• Processing invoices for outgoing payments in compliance with Scania financial policies and procedures
• Perform payments in an accurate and timely manner
• Reconcile the accounts payable ledger to ensure a correct posting and accounting
• Verify and investigate discrepancies, if any, by reconciling vendor accounts and monthly vendor statements
• Perform reconciliations
• Generate reports detailing accounts payables status
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with new and existing vendors
• Manage and maintain vendor data and information
• Address and respond to vendor inquiries

Improvement Work according to the Scania Way (SRS)

• Understand and act according to the Scania way frame work
• Maintain the normal situation, detect deviations and act immediately to eliminate them
• Contribute in daily follow-up, daily steering
• Participate and contribute in improvement activities based on a standardized working method

Minimum Requirements

• BCom or Finance related degree or working towards
• Minimum of 2 years’ work experience from similar role
• English

Competencies

General Competencies

• Accounting and Financial Systems, Processes and Technology: Designing, implementing and maintaining financial management and reporting systems and complementary financial and administrative business processes, to support the effective and judicious use of financial resources.
• Business Perspective: Using an understanding of business issues, processes and outcomes to enhance business performance.
• Information Gathering and Processing: Locating and collecting data from appropriate sources and analyzing it to prepare meaningful and concise reports that summarize the information.
• Reporting: Create written and comprehensive reports, including KPI’s and other measurements, following set defined procedures and standards making use of applicable reporting systems and tools

Personal Competencies

• Analytical Thinking: Analyzing and synthesizing information to understand issues, identify options, and support sound decision making.
• Attention to Detail: Working in a conscientious, consistent and thorough manner
• Communication: Listening and communicating openly, honestly, and respectfully with different audiences, promoting dialogue and building consensus.

Applicable processes, standards and guidelines

• Workshop Process
• Sales Process
• Services Delivery ProcessOrder to Delivery Process
• Dealer Operating Standard
• Complying with SHE and SRS principles
• Business Plan and Market Plan process
• Scania Financial Manual (IFRS) or local equivalent
• Scania Group Policies & Regulations
• Audit & Compliance Guidelines
• Code of Conduct / Compliance / Ethics at Scania
• Procurement and Purchasing Processes

Integrity & Compliance

All applications will be treated with full confidentiality and will only be made available to the people involved in the recruitment process.

Additional Note

NB: Please be advised in order to apply for this vacancy you need to have been employed in your current role for a minimum of 1 year.