Accounts Payable Manager

Greys Recruitment; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Power BI experience advantageous

Job summary

Greys Recruitment is seeking a Senior Accounts Payable Lead in South Africa to transform the AP function into an analytics-driven team. You will own end-to-end AP, oversee Zycus eInvoicing and Merlin AI integration with Oracle, and drive touchless processing through automation.

Ideal candidates have 6–8 years in AP/P2P, strong data analytics, Power BI, and solid stakeholder management. This role emphasizes cash flow control and timely supplier payments.

Qualifications

• BCom or Accounting degree required.
• 6–8 years' AP/P2P experience, ideally in SSC.
• 3–5 years' team management experience.
• Hands-on with AP/P2P platform; Zycus preferred.
• Strong Oracle integration and digital finance knowledge.
• Data analytics skills with dashboards and KPIs; Power BI advantageous.
• Familiar with AI-driven automation in invoicing/workflows.
• Cash flow and payment control experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the Accounts Payable team.
• Own end-to-end AP function; ensure service delivery and month-end close.
• Act as business owner of Zycus eInvoicing and Merlin AI; manage config and integration with Oracle.
• Drive automation and optimize invoice capture, matching and approvals.
• Manage group payment runs; maximise early payment discounts.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Procure-to-Pay

Team leadership

Data analytics

Power BI

AI automation

Stakeholder management

Oracle integration

Education

BCom or Accounting degree

Tools

Zycus

Merlin AI

Oracle

Job description

Key Requirements:

• BCom or Accounting degree.
• 6–8 years' experience in Accounts Payable / Procure-to-Pay (P2P), ideally within a shared services environment.
• 3–5 years' experience managing and developing a team.
• Hands-on experience with an automated AP/P2P platform, preferably Zycus.
• Strong understanding of Oracle integration and digital finance processes.
• Excellent data analytics skills and experience working with dashboards and KPIs.
• Power BI experience is highly advantageous.
• Familiarity with AI-driven automation, particularly invoice processing and workflow management.
• Strong commercial awareness, cash flow management and payment control experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, coach and develop the Accounts Payable team, transforming the function into a team of skilled analysts and exception handlers.
• Take ownership of the end-to-end AP function, ensuring service delivery, month-end close and creditor reconciliations meet agreed SLAs.
• Act as the business owner of Zycus eInvoicing and Merlin AI, overseeing system configuration, workflows, user access and integration with Oracle.
• Drive automation and optimise invoice capture, matching and approval workflows to increase touchless invoice processing.
• Manage group payment runs, ensuring suppliers are paid accurately and on time while maximising early payment discounts.