Creditors Manager

CA Financial Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 650,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

CA Financial Appointments in Cape Town is seeking a Creditors Manager to lead the creditors function within a fast-paced logistics operation. You will manage a team of clerks, oversee payments, and ensure robust financial controls while building strong relationships with transporters.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, performance management, training, and process improvement, with weekly reporting to the Finance Manager and a focus on compliance and continuous automation of creditor

Responsibilities

• Leading, motivating, and developing the creditors team to hit departmental goals
• Managing HR responsibilities including performance management, recruitment, and disciplinary processes
• Supporting staff performance, providing training, and handling grievances or conflict resolution
• Reporting weekly to the Finance Manager on outstanding queries, staffing, and new starters
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with transporters, including on-boarding and regular check-ins
• Reviewing creditor reconciliations monthly and uploading approved payments to the accounting system
• Ensuring compliance with internal policies, accounting standards, and regulatory requirements
• Identifying opportunities to automate and improve creditors processes

Job description

Do you thrive on bringing order to complex accounts and building strong working relationships? We're looking for a Creditors Manager to lead the creditors function and team of clerks, helping keep the wheels of a fast-paced logistics operation turning smoothly.

Why join this team?

This role sits at the heart of our client's transport operations, where accurate payments, strong stakeholder relationships, and tight financial controls all come together. You'll lead a dedicated creditors team, manage relationships with transporters, and take ownership of processes that keep the accounts payable team running efficiently. It's a role for someone who takes pride in getting the detail right while also seeing the bigger picture.

What you will be doing:

• Leading, motivating, and developing the creditors team to hit departmental goals
• Managing HR responsibilities including performance management, recruitment, and disciplinary processes
• Supporting staff performance, providing training, and handling grievances or conflict resolution
• Reporting weekly to the Finance Manager on outstanding queries, staffing, and new starters
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with transporters, including on-boarding and regular check-ins
• Reviewing creditor reconciliations monthly and uploading approved payments to the accounting system
• Ensuring compliance with internal policies, accounting standards, and regulatory requirements
• Identifying opportunities to automate and improve creditors processes