Senior AP Specialist - Rent & Utilities

TFG (The Foschini Group); Wes-Kaap; Sur place; ZAR 520 000 - 860 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Foschini Group (TFG) is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Manager (Rent & Utilities) to lead transactional processing, reconcile vendor balances, and drive improvements in our shared services finance team. You will ensure timely payments, regulatory compliance, and accurate SAP updates across divisions.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in finance operations, strong Excel skills, and proven leadership in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Advanced Diploma or equivalent certification in Finance/Accounting.
• 5+ years of relevant working experience.
• 3-5 years experience leading a small team (5-10) in a transactional environment preferable.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and financial systems.

Responsabilités

• Ensure accurate and timeous monthly payments for all rental contracts across divisions and entities.
• Monitor municipal rates and ensure SAP updates; define guidelines to resolve irregular billings.
• Extract SAPRE and SAP FI interfaces for relevant contracts to ensure payment accuracy.
• Review vendor debit and credit balances for validity and drive root-cause resolution.
• Perform duplicate and tolerance checks to prevent overpayments to vendors.
• Submit weekly utility and monthly rental payment proposals for processing.
• Ensure USD based contracts are updated in SAP with correct exchange rates.
• Coordinate new vendor setup complying with regulatory requirements.
• Collect excess rental payments from landlords promptly and accurately.
• Document utility and rental Balance Sheet reconciliations for audits.
• Monitor landlord payments monthly and remit accordingly.
• Update Vendor Master data with Systems team and issue remittance advices.
• Evaluate audit findings and implement corrective actions; drive improvements.

Connaissances

Reconciliation and Analysis

Debt Management

Accounting and Reporting

Auditing

Cash Management

Financial Risk Management

Mergers and Acquisitions

Project management

Business communication

Commentary drafting

Attention to detail

SAP

MS Excel

Financial systems

Formation

Advanced Diploma or equivalent certification in Finance/Accounting

Outils

MS Excel

Financial systems

SAP

Description du poste

The Foschini Group (TFG) is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable Manager (Rent & Utilities) to lead transactional processing, reconcile vendor balances, and drive improvements in our shared services finance team. You will ensure timely payments, regulatory compliance, and accurate SAP updates across divisions.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in finance operations, strong Excel skills, and proven leadership in a fast-paced environment.