Accounts Payable Accountant

Accounts Payable Accountant

RCL FOODS is one of South Africa’s leading food manufacturers, producing a broad basket of branded and private label food products in multiple categories, from household staples to value-added and speciality offerings. We have a powerful Purpose and Vision which act as our compass, providing direction to all we do in our Value-Added Business.Duties & Responsibilities

Creditors Management

- Conduct rotational reviews of creditor account reconciliations.
- Ensure follow-up and resolution of long outstanding and complex queries with suppliers.
- Monitor the status of creditor reconciliations and the unresolved queries within the reconciliations.
- Prompt and drive the resolution of queries within the department.

Payment Management







- Manage the posting of down payments.
- Review and release blocked invoices for payment, where appropriate business reason exists.
- Check, authorise and release the Host to Host payment runs.
- GRN (Goods Receipt / Invoice Receipt) Account Management
- Analyse the GRN Account.
- Manage the manual clearing of the GRN account.
- Initiate and supervise the process to identify receipts to be closed.
- Obtain the necessary authorization to reverse “invalid” receipts.
- Oversee the reversal process.

Reporting

- Prepare reports detailing price variances, queries and outstanding invoices.
- Prepare and maintain report of closed GRN receipts.
- SYSPRO Maintenance
- Attend training and obtain skills and expertise required to be the Group SYSPRO “super-user” for accounts payable.
- Provide on-the-job SYSPRO training to team members.
- Ensure any new team members are adequately trained to fulfill their functions in the SYSPRO environment.
- Allocate appropriate access to users and monitor activity.







General Administration

- File and safeguard records within area of responsibility.
- Compile ad hoc spreadsheets and analysis when required.

Information and Data management

- Ensure team members accurately and regularly capture data onto SYSPRO to enable access to reliable data and reporting for trend analysis and decision making.
- Share relevant data with management teams to enable reliable business decision making.

Teamwork and Self-Management

- Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities and demonstrate effective self-management in terms of planning and prioritizing work, and self-development.
- Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of work are consistently and accurately maintained.






- Inform relevant parties in the event of tasks or deadlines not met, the potential risks thereof and provide appropriate resolution.
- Support and drive the business core values.
- Manage colleagues and client’s expectations and communicate appropriately.
- Demonstrate willingness to help others and “go the extra mile” to meet team targets and objectives.
- Champion training and development of self and others through utilising available training opportunities.
- Participate in and drive regular performance appraisals and ensure that team and own targets and goals are clear and achievable.

Staff Management

- Lead and develop staff within the context of the Labour Relations Act, Employment Equity Act,





Basic Conditions of Employment Act and the Skills Development Act.
- Monitor staff performance and provide regular feedback.
- Manage staff activities, ensuring service levels are met and protocols are adhered to.
- Coach and support staff where necessary to achieve objectives.
- Manage staff leave and general time management issues in line with organisational deliverables and standards

Desired Experience & Qualification

- 3 year degree / diploma in accounting preferable
- Minimum of 5 years in a creditor control or related accounting function
- Proven experience in a Syspro environment

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