Accounts Payable Controller

Teraco – A Digital Realty Company; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Teraco – A Digital Realty Company in Gauteng seeks a Finance Payables Administrator to manage creditor processes, ensure proper approvals before invoice payment, and route invoices to the relevant units. You will capture invoices, reconcile supplier accounts, and prepare payments for bank processing.

You will also handle cashbooks, bank allocations, price checks, and PO creation, while supporting supplier reviews and BBBEE certificate collection.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounts payable and supplier invoicing processes.
• Ability to manage approvals and PO validation.
• Experience with accounting systems and month-end close tasks.

Responsibilities

• To successfully administer the creditors process by ensuring the correct approvals are received from the business prior to processing invoices for payment.
• Monitor the finance payables email account and distribute all supplier invoices to the relevant business units for approval.
• Ensure supplier invoices have a valid PO and that correct approvals are obtained.
• Capture supplier invoices in the accounting system.
• Reconcile supplier accounts to statement.
• Prepare payment files and load onto the bank.
• Capturing cashbooks & updating bank allocations.
• Price checking and creating purchase orders in the accounting system.
• To assist in administering the supplier review process.
• Engage with suppliers to collect updated BBBEE certificates on an annual basis.
• Maintain accurate BBBEE information in Ozone.
• To complete all month end processes within agreed timeframes.
• Prepare and process ad hoc month end journals.
• Prepare monthly audit file with all balance sheet recons.
• To assist other finance staff and business with ad hoc queries.
• Prompt response to and resolution of queries as per agreed OLAs.
• To act as a backup for other Finance staff members.
• Implement best practices, standards and procedures in all accounting functions and activities

Skills

Accounts payable

Vendor management

Bank reconciliations

Cashflow awareness

Job description

• To successfully administer the creditors process by ensuring the correct approvals are received from the business prior to processing invoices for payment
• Monitor the finance payables email account and distribute all supplier invoices to the relevant business units for approval
• Ensure supplier invoices have a valid PO and that correct approvals are obtained
• Capture supplier invoices in the accounting system
• Reconcile supplier accounts to statement
• Prepare payment files and load onto the bank
• Capturing cashbooks & updating bank allocations
• Price checking and creating purchase orders in the accounting system
• To assist in administering the supplier review process
• Engage with suppliers to collect updated BBBEE certificates on an annual basis
• Maintain accurate BBBEE information in Ozone
• To complete all month end processes within agreed timeframes
• Prepare and process ad hoc month end journals
• Prepare monthly audit file with all balance sheet recons
• To assist other finance staff and business with ad hoc queries
• Prompt response to and resolution of queries as per agreed OLAs
• To act as a backup for other Finance staff members
• Implement best practices, standards and procedures in all accounting functions and activities