Creditors Clerk at Pick n Pay

Responsible for performing creditors reconciliations and payments to vendors accurately and timely.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensure that the company policies and procedures are maintained when preparing supplier payments
• Ensure completeness and accuracy of payments
• Reconcile vendor balances to supplier statements and clearing of outstanding reconciling items
• Liaising with and handling queries from suppliers by liaising with the LIV department among others Investigate and follow up on queries for the accountants and buyers
• Create manual invoices/credit memo’s
• Change the reference numbers on the system to match the reference numbers on the vendor’s statement
• Assist vendors load statements on the PnP portal
• Perform linking and delinking of vendor accounts
• Filing of payments after release

Competencies

• Strong sense of accountability and operational excellence
• Ability to cope with ever-changing retail environment
• Well organised with strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Accurate, thorough and methodical
• Conscientious (by the book)
• Strong analytical skills
• Reconciliation skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Sense of urgency
• Ability to handle routine work
• Ability to work as part of a team

Minimum Requirements

• Matric/Grade 12
• 3 Years proven experience as creditors clerk or in a similar administrative environment
• Proven computer literacy (MS EXCEL, MS WORD, Microsoft Outlook)
• Previous experience of SAP FI Accounts Payable module
• Ability to work under pressure
• Be prepared to work overtime when required, especially at result time and month end
• Ability to reconcile vendor balances to supplier statements
• Understanding of GL accounts, vendor accounts and the creditors ledger
• Understanding of the fundamentals of accounting
• Continuous and consistent professionalism in all aspects of work