Temp Accounts Payable Clerk - Sandton

The Heineken Company; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputed FMCG company seeks a Temp Accounts Payable Clerk in Johannesburg to manage invoice processing and provide administrative support for the Accounts Payable function. The role requires a Grade 12 and Finance Degree, along with 1-3 years of relevant experience and strong knowledge of SAP, Readsoft, and Coupa systems. The ideal candidate should be capable of resolving vendor queries and ensuring compliance with financial policies.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-3 years accounts payable or general accounting experience.
• Experience in Creditors function in FMCG company.
• Strong Accounting skills required.

Responsibilities

• Invoice processing and verification of invoice data.
• Monitor and manage documents in Error for AP.
• Engage with business units regarding invoice queries.

Skills

Invoice processing

Creditors function

General accounting procedures

Education

Grade 12 and Finance Degree

Tools

SAP

Readsoft

Coupa

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Job title : Temp Accounts Payable Clerk - Sandton

Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg Deadline : August 16, 2025 Quick Recommended Links

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Main Responsibilities :

• Invoice processing – Readsoft / SAP and Coupa
• Perform transactional processing and administrative support of the Accounts Payable function, which include :
• Verification of Invoice data to PO information
• Processing invoices through ReadSoft Process Director / SAP ERP
• Monitor and manage documents in Error in PD for AP and Coupa
• Follow-up on PO exceptions (missing GR, Price / Quantity mismatch)
• Process and resolve FI and Form approval issues.
• Review, cross reference and reject duplicates
• Review and Approve Invoices on Coupa portal for integration to SAP.
• Engage with business units regarding invoice queries
• Attend bi-weekly workflow forum to resolve queries
• Conduct root cause analysis and provide feedback and solution
• Reconciliations BEST
• Review and follow-up on outstanding reconciling items.
• Record keeping of weekly / monthly performance stats for KPI’s.
• Vendor Invoice Age Analysis and Reconciliation performances
• Query resolution – Service Now NextGEN
• Handling all queries via Service Now platform within agreed SLA’s.
• Ensure compliance to Procure to Pay policies, procedures and contracts
• Effective resolution of vendor queries

AP related ad hoc tasks :

• Extract / create Stats for KPIs and save on MS Teams
• Supplier engagements meetings with strategic and or problem suppliers required.
• Drive continuous improvement in area of responsibility.
• Risk Management & Governance and Compliance
• Take responsibility for own development and contribute to team effectiveness.
• Develop effective manager and peer working relations.
• Take responsibility of own performance goals and personal growth
• Managing your career (Objective setting scorecard, PDP place).
• Drive own development to ensure knowledge and skills remain current.

Role requirements :

• Grade 12 and Finance Degree
• Minimum 1-3 years accounts payable or general accounting experience which include : experience in Creditors
• Function in FMCG company.
• Knowledge of general accounting procedures
• Experience in the following technologies will be given preference : SAP, Readsoft –Process Director and Coupa
• Knowledgeable / experience using purchasing systems (ideally SAP, Readsoft, Coupa ), MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook Strong Accounting skills