Senior Accounts Payable Assistant

Advania Group; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 268,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Advania in Cape Town is seeking a Senior Accounts Payable Assistant to join our finance team. The role focuses on handling supplier invoices, reconciliations, and stakeholder queries in a structured, fast-paced environment.

Hybrid working is offered; the budgeted salary ranges from 24,000 ZAR to 25,000 ZAR monthly. A detail-oriented, communicative candidate with experience in high-volume AP will thrive.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a senior accounts payable, finance role.
• Experience processing invoices, reconciliations and supplier queries.
• Strong attention to detail with high accuracy.
• Confident communicator with internal and external stakeholders.
• Able to work effectively in a high-volume transaction environment.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices accurately and within agreed timelines.
• Match invoices to purchase orders or supporting documentation.
• Prepare and maintain supplier account reconciliations.
• Investigate and resolve reconciling items and discrepancies.
• Support payment preparation, runs and related approvals.
• Maintain accurate supplier records and AP documentation.
• Engage with internal teams, suppliers and external stakeholders.
• Assist with month-end AP activities and reporting.
• Handle a high volume of transactions with accuracy.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

High-volume processing

Organisational skills

Reliability

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Job description

Senior Accounts Payable Assistant

Position Overview

We are looking for a reliable and detail-oriented Senior Accounts Payable Assistant to join our finance team in Cape Town. This role is ideal for someone with solid accounts payable experience who enjoys working in a structured, fast-paced environment and is comfortable handling high volumes of supplier invoices, reconciliations and stakeholder queries.

Salary & Benefits

The budgeted salary for this role is between 24,000 ZAR - 25,000 ZAR monthly.

Hybrid working

We recognise the benefits that remote and flexible working brings.

We operate a hybrid working policy that allows our employees to balance time in the office and time from home. Each team within our organisation can decide how to implement this policy. If you have any questions after applying, please reach out to our recruitment team.

Responsibilities

• Processing supplier invoices accurately and within agreed timelines.
• Matching invoices to purchase orders, or other supporting documentation where required.
• Preparing and maintaining supplier account reconciliations.
• Investigating and resolving reconciling items, invoice discrepancies and supplier queries.
• Supporting payment preparation, payment runs and related approval documentation.
• Maintaining accurate supplier records and accounts payable documentation.
• Engaging professionally with internal teams, suppliers and other external stakeholders.
• Supporting month-end accounts payable activities, including statement reconciliations and reporting where required.
• Working with high volumes of transactions while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a senior accounts payable, finance assistant or similar role.
• Experienced in processing invoices, handling reconciliations and resolving supplier or creditor queries.
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Confident communicator who is comfortable engaging with wider internal and external stakeholders.
• Able to work effectively in a high-volume transaction environment.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and general accounting or ERP systems.
• Professional, dependable and comfortable working with financial information
• Experience working within a group of companies or multi-international environment.
• Experience working in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central preferred.
• Experience supporting month-end close activities, creditor ageing reviews or audit-related requests.

About Us:

We are the tech company with people at heart.

At Advania, we believe in empowering people to create sustainable value through the clever use of technology. As one of Microsoft's leading partners in the UK, specialising in Azure, Security, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft 365, we have a proven track record of success in delivering transformational IT services.

Our Selection Process:

We are committed to ensuring an equitable experience for all candidates, regardless of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

Please do let us know if you’ll need any reasonable adjustments as part of the selection process by highlighting these on your application form.

As part of our commitment to our clients we will need to carry out background checks, including a criminal record check, for all offers of employment. If you have any unspent criminal convictions or questions about the screening process, please notify your recruiter once the application has been submitted.