Starke Ayres: Creditors Clerk

Starke Ayres is the foremost African specialist and global supplier of premium vegetable, flower and lawn seed varieties – both for commercial and home garden planting. The following position has become available for a Creditors Clerk, based in Cape Town, Epping.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reconciling the creditors accounts of the company and payment thereof (Local, Foreign and Growers) within agreed terms to ensure supplier relationships are maintained.
• Opens new creditors accounts as and when necessary
• Converts GI’s into invoices daily
• Matches all GI’s, Delivery Notes, Invoices and Purchase Orders to the relevant Statement, ensuring that all purchases are properly authorized and coded to the correct general ledger code
• Processes invoices for payment
• Payment batch preparation and upload to bank
• Reconciles all creditors accounts to the Creditors Ledger as well as to the creditors statement monthly
• Maintains a good working relationship with all creditors by always acting responsibly and professionally, fostering goodwill and a positive image of the Company
• Matching all grower payment documentation, ensuring that all documentation is properly authorised
• Preparation and posting of EFT payments for all COD’s
• Payment batch preparation and upload to bank
• Resolves EFT and grower payment queries
• Posting of Regional and National Accounting information, thereby assisting the accountant in the preparation of the monthly financial statements.
• Process petty cash for the branches
• Processing of asset invoices and payments thereof

REQUIREMENTS:

Qualification

• Grade 12
• Relevant certificate in Bookkeeping or Finance will be advantageous

Experience:

• 3-5 years creditors experience (essential)
• 5+ years’ experience (preferential)

Knowledge:

• Reconciling creditors accounts
• Clerical
• General Bookkeeping (advantageous)

Skills:

• MS Office and MS Teams
• Sage X3 or Pastel (advantage)
• Sound organizational, accuracy and attention to detail
• Possess competent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent time management and follow-through skills