Creditors Clerk

Mr Price Group; Durban; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent retail company in Durban is seeking an Accounts Payable professional who will ensure all invoices are processed accurately and suppliers paid on time. This role is crucial for maintaining compliance and financial integrity within the organization. The successful candidate will have a finance or accounting background, ideally with retail experience and possess strong analytical skills. Join a dynamic team that values efficiency and supplier relationships in a growing environment.

Qualifications

• 1-3 Years' Creditors experience.
• Strong reconciliation experience.
• Retail experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Process invoices and match to purchase orders.
• Prepare sundry and trade creditors payments and ensure timely payments.
• Reconcile supplier statements to the accounts payable ledger.

Skills

Computer Literate

Analytical

Deadline driven

Proactive

Communication

Education

Finance or accounting diploma or degree

Job description

Overview

This role plays a vital part in keeping the organisation’s financial engine running smoothly. As the guardian of Accounts Payable, you will ensure that every invoice is accurately processed, every supplier is paid on time, and every compliance document is up to date. Through your attention to detail, proactive problem-solving, and commitment to efficiency, you help maintain strong supplier relationships, protect the business from financial risk, and support seamless operational flow across the company.

Qualifications

Education:

• Finance or accounting diploma or degree

Experience:

• 1-3 Years\' Creditors experience
• Strong reconciliation experience
• Retail experience preferred

Knowledge:

• Computer Literate
• Analytical
• Deadline driven
• Proactive
• Communication

Mr Price Group Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to Employment Equity.

Responsibilities

• Invoices
  • Process invoices and match to purchase orders.
  • Match trade invoices to delivery notes, investigate and resolve any variances.
  • Follow up on outstanding invoices, by sending reminders internally and externally to ensure that no invoices are long outstanding.
• Payments
  • Prepare sundry and trade creditors payments and ensure suppliers are paid timeously to avoid penalties on missed payments.
  • Process intercompany payments in Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
• BEE Certificates
  • Follow-up on BEE certificates for each supplier to ensure compliance and documentation is available on DAX.
• Reconciliations
  • Reconcile supplier statements to the accounts payable ledger to ensure that all entries for suppliers are accounted for.
  • Investigate any variances between supplier statements and accounts payable and resolve queries, ensuring that long outstanding items are followed up.
  • Ensure debit balances are recovered timeously.