Creditors Clerk (6 months)

Hungry Lion; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Hungry Lion is seeking a diligent Accounts Payable professional to own the creditors book across the Africa region. You will chase invoices, reconcile supplier statements, and ensure timely payment runs, while maintaining strong supplier relationships.

The role requires Matric and at least 2 years’ creditors experience, with intermediate Excel and solid accounting knowledge. Experience with Sage X3 is advantageous and a finance qualification adds value.

Qualifications

• Matric with at least 2 years' experience working with creditors.
• Intermediate Excel skills (formulas, lookups, and large data sets).
• Solid accounting knowledge and hands-on experience you can apply from day one.
• Advantage: Accounting as a Matric subject.
• Advantage: Experience working on Sage X3.

Responsibilities

• Owning the creditors book: chasing invoices from suppliers, keeping the monthly creditors process moving, and staying in regular contact with suppliers.
• Getting the numbers right: capturing invoices and matching them to GRVs or POs, applying the correct tax withholding, and reconciling supplier statements to produce the age analysis.
• Getting suppliers paid: preparing payment runs directly from recons and sending proof of payment.
• Liaising with Regional Management and Operations to investigate cash-up discrepancies and support monthly tax preparation.

Skills

Excel (intermediate)

Accounting basics

Education

Matric

Finance qualification (advantage)

Tools

Sage X3

Job description

Every invoice, every reconciliation, every payment run in your area comes through you. It's detail work with real weight behind it - suppliers get paid on time because you've matched the numbers, chased down the right documentation, and hit the deadline. You'll be the one who can say, with confidence, exactly where the creditors book stands at any point in the month. If you'd rather own a clean age analysis than skim past a messy one, and you don't mind chasing a supplier for the third time to get an invoice sorted, this is your desk.
Month-end has real deadlines, and the reporting and payment cut-offs don't move for anyone. The payment authorisation process is non-negotiable, and every proof of payment has to go out. If you get a quiet kick out of a recon that ties out and a clean book by the deadline, you'll fit right in.

WHAT THE JOB ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE

• Owning the creditors book: chasing invoices from suppliers, keeping the monthly creditors process moving from month to month, and staying in regular contact with suppliers directly -you're often the first point of contact when something's outstanding
• Getting the numbers right: capturing invoices and matching them to GRVs (trade) or POs (expense), applying the correct tax withholding on each one, and reconciling supplier statements against the system every month to produce the age analysis
• Getting suppliers paid: preparing payment runs directly off your recons, following the full authorisation process without cutting corners, and sending proof of payment through to suppliers once it's done
• Working with the business: liaising regularly with Regional Management and Operations, helping investigate cash-up discrepancies tied to local branch purchases, and pulling together invoice detail for monthly tax preparation

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

• Matric, plus at least 2 years' experience working with creditors
• Comfortable in MS Excel at an intermediate level -formulas, lookups, and working with larger data sets
• Solid accounting knowledge and hands-on experience you can apply from day one
• Advantage: Accounting as a Matric subject
• Advantage: Experience working on Sage X3

WHAT YOU GET

• Tax withholding, and the finer points of the process, taught on the job -no need to arrive knowing it already
• A seat inside a finance team backing 500+ stores across Africa, with direct line of sight into Regional Management and Operations rather than sitting removed from the business
• Clear ownership of your area; you'll know your creditors book better than anyone else in the business

Every invoice, every reconciliation, every payment run in your area comes through you. It's detail work with real weight behind it - suppliers get paid on time because you've matched the numbers, chased down the right documentation, and hit the deadline. You'll be the one who can say, with confidence, exactly where the creditors book stands at any point in the month. If you'd rather own a clean age analysis than skim past a messy one, and you don't mind chasing a supplier for the third time to get an invoice sorted, this is your desk.
Month-end has real deadlines, and the reporting and payment cut-offs don't move for anyone. The payment authorisation process is non-negotiable, and every proof of payment has to go out. If you get a quiet kick out of a recon that ties out and a clean book by the deadline, you'll fit right in.

WHAT THE JOB ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE

• Owning the creditors book: chasing invoices from suppliers, keeping the monthly creditors process moving from month to month, and staying in regular contact with suppliers directly -you're often the first point of contact when something's outstanding
• Getting the numbers right: capturing invoices and matching them to GRVs (trade) or POs (expense), applying the correct tax withholding on each one, and reconciling supplier statements against the system every month to produce the age analysis
• Getting suppliers paid: preparing payment runs directly off your recons, following the full authorisation process without cutting corners, and sending proof of payment through to suppliers once it's done
• Working with the business: liaising regularly with Regional Management and Operations, helping investigate cash-up discrepancies tied to local branch purchases, and pulling together invoice detail for monthly tax preparation

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

• Matric, plus at least 2 years' experience working with creditors
• Comfortable in MS Excel at an intermediate level -formulas, lookups, and working with larger data sets
• Solid accounting knowledge and hands-on experience you can apply from day one
• Advantage: Accounting as a Matric subject
• Advantage: A relevant finance qualification
• Advantage: Experience working on Sage X3

WHAT YOU GET

• Tax withholding, and the finer points of the process, taught on the job -no need to arrive knowing it already
• A seat inside a finance team backing 500+ stores across Africa, with direct line of sight into Regional Management and Operations rather than sitting removed from the business
• Clear ownership of your area; you'll know your creditors book better than anyone else in the business

WHO WE ARE

Hungry Lion started as one store in Stellenbosch in 1997, built on great food and genuine energy. Today that idea runs across 500+ stores in multiple African countries, and we're still growing — backed by smart use of AI and technology and people who think differently. Whether you're on the floor, in the kitchen, or at HQ, you shape what this brand becomes. The best of Hungry Lion is still ahead, and we're looking for people who want to help build it.