Senior Costing & Payables Manager

Authentic Life Connections; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 1,100,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Authentic Life Connections in Gauteng seeks a seasoned Costing & Payables Lead to own the South African cost base across all units. You will interrogate the general ledger monthly, ensure correct classifications, and sign off major cost categories.

Responsibilities include running end-to-end AP, maintaining three-way matches, and driving cost discipline across the business. The role requires strong costing, ledger, and people-management skills in a high-volume environment.

Qualifications

• CA(SA), CIMA, or a BCom Honours graduate with proven costing/payables experience.
• 3+ years in a senior costing/payables role with ability to challenge senior managers.

Responsibilities

• Own SA cost base across all cost centres and business units; ensure accurate attribution.
• Interrogate general ledger monthly to correct misclassifications and align costs to periods and accounts.
• Sign off major cost categories (fuel, fleet, linehaul, subcontractor).
• Turn monthly cost reviews into narratives for each business unit, not just spreadsheets.
• Develop and refine costing models; propose improvements where needed.
• Advise other international divisions on costing approach and practice.
• Run end-to-end accounts payable processes; ensure three-way matching and reconciliations.
• Manage creditor reconciliations and keep AP ageing under control.
• Oversee payment runs with proper approvals and segregation of duties.
• Ensure accrual accuracy at month-end and avoid double counting.
• Push back on budget overruns and drive cost discipline across units.
• Step in for CFO on cost and payables; lead and grow AP/creditors team.

Skills

Costing

Payables

General ledger

Month-end close

Costing models

Team leadership

Budget discipline

Excel

ERP systems

Education

CA(SA) / CIMA / BCom(Hons)

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Authentic Life Connections in Gauteng seeks a seasoned Costing & Payables Lead to own the South African cost base across all units. You will interrogate the general ledger monthly, ensure correct classifications, and sign off major cost categories.

Responsibilities include running end-to-end AP, maintaining three-way matches, and driving cost discipline across the business. The role requires strong costing, ledger, and people-management skills in a high-volume environment.