Creditors Clerk – Cold Stores

SUMMARY:
New role is available for a Creditors Clerk for our client in the FMCG industry, based in Port Elizabeth.

POSITION INFO:
Duties:

• Take ownership of the allocated cold store accounts.
• Accounting duties:
• Receiving of supplier invoices, requiring the clerk to ensure accuracy of amounts paid and
• to correct bank accounts.
• Processing of invoices from suppliers onto Syspro checking all supporting documentation.
• Confirming that processing on each account is complete before period closure.
• Prepare monthly reconciliations in accordance with standard templates and deadlines.
• Daily commentary updates on the supplier age analysis software package for the allocated accounts.
• Validation duties:
• High volume validation of storage, handling and additional charges billed by the cold stores as per our rate sheets against our Stock on Hand reports.
• Ensure that all queries on the cold store accounts are resolved in time and kept to a minimum.

• Matric / tertiary qualification in Accounting or Finance.
• Min. 5 Years’ experience in a similar creditors’ role.
• Previous experience in dealing with the billing of cold stores will be advantageous.
• Understanding the storage of pallets in cold stores.
• Experience in capturing invoices in the general ledger on an accounting system (Syspro advantageous).
• Intermediate to advanced Excel Skills essential (VLOOKUP’s, Pivot tables etc.).

• High attention to detail.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Team player.
• Strong work ethic.
• Ability to take instruction and follow standard operating procedures.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work in a pressurised
• environment.
• Ability to handle pressure in processing large volumes of invoices.
• Must be organised and methodical.
• Proficient in meeting deadlines.
• Experience in dealing with high volume accounts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.