REPORTS TO: FINANCE MANAGER

JOB OBJECTIVE:
Responsible for processing all invoices received for payment and for undertaking the payment of all creditors in an accurate, efficient and timely manner.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Process payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures
• Perform day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, computing, posting and recording accounts payables’ data
• Accurately prepare monthly reconciliations of creditors account statement
• Prepare payments
• Checking invoices for accuracy before entering data into the system
• Ensuring all invoices are allocated to the correct accounts
• Accurately capturing invoices in the accounting system
• Payment of invoices
• Attend to all creditors queries
• Contact creditors for outstanding invoices
• Reconciliation of petty cash
• Obtaining authorized approval of invoices prior to payment
• Ensuring that all payments are fully authorized before release
• Loading payments into the bank account
• Sending the remittance advices and proof of payment to supplier after completion of the payment run
• Filing of Requisitions after payment run

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
• National Diploma in Accounting or equivalent
• 3 years' experience as a Creditors Clerk, managing the full function
• Sage Evolution knowledge
• Solid understanding of basic bookkeeping and accounting payable principles
• Proven ability to calculate, post and manage accounting figures and financial records
• Corporate accounts payables experience
• Vast experience in MS Office suite with advanced and well-developed Excel skills
• Excellent business English –verbal & written communication skills.