Creditors Payments Clerk

DataTech Recruitment; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 268,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

DataTech Recruitment in Cape Town seeks Junior and Mid-Level Creditors Payments Clerks to join a finance and shared services team, focusing on accurate review, verification and authorisation of supplier and operational payments.

You will ensure payments are correctly approved, documented and released in line with internal controls, with exposure to Kerridge and ERP systems. This role suits candidates with 1–5 years in payments and a detail-focused mindset.

Qualifications

• Certificate or Diploma in Finance, Accounting, Bookkeeping or a related field.
• Experience within payments, creditors, banking or finance operations.
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Confident using Microsoft Excel and finance systems (Kerridge preferred).
• Professional communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Review payment batches for accuracy, completeness and supporting documentation.
• Check that payments have been appropriately approved before release.
• Authorise supplier, operational and ad hoc payments within the required authority limits.
• Verify banking details, payment references, supporting schedules and payment amounts.
• Ensure payments are processed in line with internal policies and financial controls.
• Monitor payment schedules and cut-off times.
• Maintain secure payment practices and follow fraud prevention controls.
• Identify unusual, high-risk or non-compliant transactions and elevate them appropriately.
• Review rejected, reversed and unmatched payment transactions.
• Investigate discrepancies between approved invoices, payment batches and bank uploads.
• Assist finance teams with month-end payment cut-offs and accrual information.
• Identify weaknesses or inefficiencies in payment processes.
• Support improvements to payment systems, controls and workflows.
• Help improve turnaround times while maintaining strong financial controls.

Skills

Attention to detail

Professional communication

Discretion with confidential info

Microsoft Excel

Stakeholder management

Time management

Banking platforms

Payment authorisation processes

Education

Finance/Accounting/Bookkeeping Diploma or Certificate

Tools

Kerridge

ERP systems

Banking platforms

Job description

Creditors Payments Clerk job vacancy in Cape Town.

We are recruiting Junior and Mid-Level Creditors Payments Clerks to join an established finance and shared services team.

These roles are focused on the accurate review, verification and authorisation of supplier and operational payments. You will play an important part in making sure payments are correct, properly approved, supported by the right documentation and released in line with internal controls.

This is a strong opportunity for someone with creditors or payments experience who is naturally thorough, confident working with banking systems and understands the importance of accuracy in a high-volume finance environment.

The level you are considered for will depend on your relevant payments, creditors, banking or finance operations experience.

Area: Airport Industria, Cape Town.

Salary: R25 000 per month.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review payment batches for accuracy, completeness and supporting documentation
• Check that payments have been appropriately approved before release
• Authorise supplier, operational and ad hoc payments within the required authority limits
• Verify banking details, payment references, supporting schedules and payment amounts
• Ensure payments are processed in line with internal policies and financial controls
• Monitor payment schedules and cut-off times
• Maintain secure payment practices and follow fraud prevention controls
• Identify unusual, high-risk or non-compliant transactions and elevate them appropriately
• Review rejected, reversed and unmatched payment transactions
• Investigate discrepancies between approved invoices, payment batches and bank uploads
• Assist finance teams with month-end payment cut-offs and accrual information
• Identify weaknesses or inefficiencies in payment processes
• Support improvements to payment systems, controls and workflows
• Help improve turnaround times while maintaining strong financial controls

Requirements:

• Certificate or Diploma in Finance, Accounting, Bookkeeping or a related field
• Experience within payments, creditors, banking or finance operations
• Junior level: approximately 1 to 3 years of relevant experience
• Mid-Level: approximately 3 to 5 years of relevant experience
• Previous experience working with banking platforms and payment authorisation processes
• Good understanding of financial controls and payment governance
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Able to identify discrepancies, financial risks and irregular transactions
• Confident using Microsoft Excel and finance systems (Kerridge preferred)
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Professional communication and stakeholder management skills
• Able to handle confidential financial information with discretion

Experience within a retail, FMCG, shared services or high-volume payments environment will be advantageous, as will exposure to ERP systems and electronic banking platforms.

If you have creditors or payments experience and want to build your career in a structured finance environment where accuracy and sound financial controls matter, we would like to hear from you.