A well established listed organisation is seeking a permanent Accounts Payable Manager to lead a team, and continue to aid the development of internal controls.

* Manage the end to end Accounts Payable function
* Aid the development and improvement of the Accounts Payable function by increasing automation and internal controls
* Establish cost efficient payment cycles
* Assist with year end preparation and external audit process
* Providing reports, analysing data, and monthly reporting to the wider finance departmentKnowledge,
Skills & Experience -

* BCom or similar qualification

* Experience of day to day supervision/management of staff

* Has made process improvements/implementation
* Proficient with Open Accounts
* Strong stakeholder management
* Strong ERP knowledge and excel capability
To ensure compliance with the specific internal processes and procedures as well as specific legislation governing the unit in order to mitigate risk associated with non-compliance. (VAT Act, Companies Act, Exchange Control Regulations)
To take responsibility for facilitating the flow of information between the department various external stakeholders or other departments.
Processing of transactions through journals and performing any correcting journals required.

* Responsible for ensuring that accounts of all suppliers are reconciled so as to exercise the necessary controls assurance that actual payments are in line with the invoiced amounts
* Efficient planning of payments with the necessary bank approvals, ensuring that all payments made in accordance to payment term
* Cash flow forecasting of outflows
* Timeous reconciliation of GRNI,
* Proactively managing supply chain finance creditors
* Responsible for monthly accruals
* Responsible for detecting deviations such as errors or omissions, if totals agree; if short payments have been made; or if any invoices remain outstanding
* Responsible for ensuring that necessary actions are taken to determine causes of, and decisions made to rectify such discrepancies (e.g., contacting suppliers to obtain outstanding documentation or to point out errors in the invoicing process)
* Responsible for examining listings, detecting long-outstanding amounts, and "cleaning up" listings
* To gather details of monthly payments in relation to historical data in order to produce weekly and monthly cash forecasts of amounts to be paid out.
*Desired Skills: *

* Efficient planning of payments with the necessary bank approvals ensuring that all payments made in accordance to payment term
* Cash flow forecasting of outflows
* Timeous reconciliation of GRNI
* Proactively managing supply chain finance creditors
* Responsible for monthly accruals
* BCom or similar degree
*Desired Work Experience: *

* 2 to 5 years
*Desired Qualification Level: *

* Degree