Accounts Payable Junior Manager
Ellahi Consulting
Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng
Permanent
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Posted 09 June 2025

Job Details

Job Description

Industry: Steel industry 

Location: Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng 

Salary: Market-related 

Minimum Requirements

Qualification:

  • B.Com Degree / Higher National Diploma / B-Tech / Masters Diploma (NQF7/10) with Accounting as major

  • Preferably a structured Junior Management Development Program

Experience and Requirements:

  • Minimum 8 years’ experience in a financial environment

  • At least three (3) years management experience

  • Computer literacy: Microsoft Office suite & relevant SAP module

Personal Attributes:

  • Excellent Communication skills

  • Innovation

  • Service & results orientation

  • Team player

  • Fluent in English

  • Integrity

  • Customer orientation

  • Ability to deal with pressure

  • Commitment

  • Reliability

  • Accuracy

  • Motivation

  • Flexibility

Job Description

  • Manage timely and accurate payment of import invoices as per SARB requirements and applicable Incoterms

  • Manage timely and accurate payment of energy vendor invoices

  • Manage timely and accurate payment of transport invoices

  • Manage timely and accurate payment of sundry invoices and ensure expenses are recorded in correct period

  • Ensure VAT compliance as per latest VAT Act

  • Manage vendor age analysis for allocated vendors, including management of debit amounts on vendor accounts

  • Liaise with vendors & other relevant parties and resolve queries on a continuous basis

  • Manage and review vendor account reconciliations

  • Manage relevant GR/IR

  • Manage and review General Ledger reconciliations

  • Manage blocked items on vendor line items

  • Ensure controls are executed to avoid duplicate payments

  • Timely and accurate update of imports cash flow forecast

  • Timeously clear banks – foreign payments

  • Revaluation of open vendor items in foreign currency

  • Reclassification of vendors with debit balances

  • Confirmation of balances with related parties

  • Confirm master data changes in SAP

  • Release journals

  • Execute payment runs

  • Manage payments in respect of harbour operations

  • Compliance to SOP, SOX, and Delegation of Authority

  • Customer satisfaction

  • Ensure accurate and timely month-end/quarter-end/year-end reporting and close-off procedures

  • Maintain relationship with vendors and internal stakeholders

  • Ensure adequate internal control procedures

  • General housekeeping

  • Perform ad hoc tasks as requested by Manager

  • Ensure KPIs for department are met


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