Creditors Accountant

My client is a well established Fruit Exporter based in Stellenbosch. They are seeking to employ a Creditors Accountant to join their team. The successful candidate will have a Diploma in Management Accounting or equivalent and minimum 1 year's cost management experience preferably in fruit exports.

• Diploma in Management Accounting or equivalent
• In-house and/or external training in supply chain processes, and their associated costs
• Advanced Excel/spreadsheet skills – lookups’ import mapping.

• 1 Year cost management of fruit exports
• QX proficient
• Advances excel skills

• Ability to work accurately with figures.
• Meeting deadlines as set out by Manager.
• Good eye for detail and ability to handle complexity of costs per client, service provider, activity, market, etc.
• Basic cost accounting skills
• Full understanding of contracted rates and terms with all service providers

• Correct allocation of costs to correct codes.
• Processing Creditor invoices for consumables
• Check whether there are estimates captured in the system where actual costs are incurred.
• Check that actual costs do not exceed estimate costs, except where incident log indicates “own” cost.

• Various creditors
• EDI mappings
• Receive, verify rates as per service agreements with providers and code invoices.
• Register batches for processing.
• Input of invoices into QX system.
• Print/save cost capture reports and prepare remittances for payments.
• Month end reconciliation of each creditor before remittance packages are prepared for payment.
• Ensuring creditors receive their remittances and POP's timeously.
• Handling of Creditor queries.
• The management of disputes in a timeous and effective manner

• Automate all processes that can be automated.
• Using Excel Spreadsheets and formulas (V- and Xlookup).

• Knowledge & understanding of Business structures, SOP’s, software system, operations, financial strategy and any other relevant field to perform job requirements