Creditors Clerk

At BDO, we believe in investing in our people to help them grow, both professionally and personally.

The foundation of our business is strong relationships with colleagues, clients, and other stakeholders, and we work hard every day to make this a reality.

Our commitment is to create unlimited growth by giving our people continuous opportunities. BDO South Africa has a vacancy for a Creditors Clerk to join our internal Finance Department. The Creditors Clerk maintains the Firm's Creditors Function.

The Creditors Clerk Will Be Responsible For:

1. Accurate processing of all creditor transactions, monthly Journals, and completing Credit application and required documents.
2. Preparation and creation of Purchase orders for Admin and submit for approval.
3. Receive and verify invoices from Service lines.
4. Ensure that invoices / POs are approved in accordance with levels of authority.
5. Match invoices to approved PO.
6. Capture invoices on Maconomy, ensuring correct allocation to GL according to the budget and splitting of costs to different service lines.
7. Reconcile creditors accounts to vendor statements & A / P age analysis.
8. Weekly and monthly cash flow forecasting.
9. Foreign payments & currency conversions.
10. Prepare month-end creditors age analysis report.
11. Process journal reallocations.
12. Loading payments and beneficiaries on the banking system.
13. Screening vendor applications and loading approved vendors on the system.
14. Updating vendor database & creating new vendor accounts when approved.
15. Negotiating credit terms with suppliers & maintaining rapport.
16. Processing & payment of internal expense claims.
17. Assist external auditors with annual audit.
18. Attending to telephonic & email queries (query resolution).
19. Maintain an efficient filing system with respect to accounting data, records, contracts, and invoices.
20. Request documents from suppliers or Service lines when required (i.e. debit order invoices).

Qualifications:

1. Matric.
2. Bookkeeping course.
3. B Degree is advantageous.

Experience:

1. 3-5 years creditors experience.
2. Experience in a professional services environment.

Competencies:

1. Ability to engage with people at all levels.
2. An organised administrator.
3. Solid ability using Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Maconomy, etc.
4. Professional attitude.
5. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.