Accounts Payable Team Leader

Boardroom Appointments; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in South Africa is seeking an Accounts Payable Team Leader to manage and oversee the accounts payable operations. The ideal candidate will have a Bcom Degree in Finance, 5+ years of experience in the FMCG sector, and strong skills in Excel. This role involves liaising with suppliers, managing creditors clerks, and ensuring timely problem-solving and decision-making for efficient process management.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience within FMCG environment.
• Experience with large FMCG suppliers.
• Previous team leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with Suppliers and Procurement support.
• Manage and close long outstanding queries.
• Prepare creditors reconciliations.
• Review open PO ageing.
• Problem solving and timely decision making.
• Daily management of creditors clerks.
• Drive productivity and efficiency across all areas.

Skills

Advanced Excel knowledge

Strong customer/client service orientation

Financial skills

Managing people

Problem solving and analysis

Revenue management

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Strong quantitative skills

Strong attention to detail

Planning and organizational skills

SAP knowledge

Education

Bcom Degree in Finance or AP

Job description

About the job Accounts Payable Team Leader

Minimum requirements:

• Bcom Degree in Finance or AP would be advantageous
• Minimum 5 years experience within FMCG environment
• Experience with dealing with large FMCG suppliers advantageous
• Knowledge of a fully integrated creditors system
• Previous team leadership experience would be advantageous

Skills and competencies:

• Advanced Excel knowledge
• Strong customer/client service orientation
• Financial skills
• Managing people
• Problem solving and analysis
• Revenue management
• Analytical skills
• Being able to work well in a team
• SAP knowledge/ MSD will be advantageous
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with management and across all levels of associates and with external customers
• Strong quantitative skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong planning and organizational skills

Responsibilities:

• Liaise with Suppliers and Procurement support
• Manage and close out long outstanding queries to minimise risk
• Prepare creditors recons
• Review open PO ageing
• Review ageing
• Problem solving and timely decision making
• Meeting monthly and yearly targets to optimise working capital
• Daily management of creditors clerks
• Full accountability of all allocated accounts
• Identifying opportunities to streamline processes
• Drive productivity and efficiency across all areas effecting the accounts
• Develop and sustain routine ways of work