A superb Accounts Payable Expense Team Leader opportunity has become available within a young, dynamic, hyper growth leading South African retailer. This person will report to the Accounts Payable Manager and will be responsible for expense department end to end.

Responsibilities:

• Build, mentor and lead an effective an independent Accounts Payable team
• Work closely with operational teams in developing and implement standardized controls and policies
• Managing daily, weekly, and monthly payment cycle
• Monthly reporting of key funding requirements
• Management of the aging of the expense control account
• Work closely with internal business stakeholders, including Retail, Supply Chain, Logistics and Engineering
• Preparation and reporting of key accounts payable metrics
• Develop and implement new process and procedures, to streamline the accounts payable process at scale
• Quality review of monthly supplier reconciliations, including management and control of creditor aging
• Month end journal processing
• Work closely with accounting team with queries and Ballance sheet reconciliation
• Ad-hoc requests from business

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance
• 3 – 5 years Accounts Payable experience
• Minimum of 2 years proven experience in leading a team

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