Accounts Payable Manager – Cape Town HQ needed at PepsiCo

Responsibilities

What we’re looking for:

• To efficiently manage the full accounts payable function, DPO, ensuring payments to suppliers are made in a timely manner, supplier queries resolved and cashflow is effectively utilized. To ensure staff are adequately trained, developed and are operating effectively.

Accountabilities

• Manage the full accounts payable function within the organisation’s established policies, including managing the creditors team, motivating and developing them
• Ensure smooth reconciliation process, ensuring payments are calculated accurately and within agreed terms, review audit trails and ensure that the appropriate levels of internal controls are maintained
• Effectively manage Cash flow and Creditors days through negotiation of favourable terms with suppliers and liaising with management regarding timing of payments
• Actively engaging with all relevant stakeholders, including suppliers, purchasing and operations department in resolving any payment related problem that could result in the breakdown of supplying goods/service
• Making sound decisions under pressure ensuring company policies and procedures are followed
• Review accrual reconciliations, follow up on outstanding items and consider areas for improvement
• Improve Accounts Payable policies and processes, ensuring better utilisation of IT

KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES

• Achieve and exceed DPO targets
• Maximise cashflow position
• Promote an environment with competent, motivated staff
• Staff development and training
• Improved supplier and customer relations
• DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY
• (Give examples of decisions made with/without reference to Manager, explain frequency of contact with Manager)
• Negotiate and correspond with suppliers regarding payment terms, settlement discounts, queries etc.
• Problem solving, internal (e.g.GRN’s, 3 way matching) and external (Suppliers) with and without reference depending on significance of problem
• Timing/Management of Cashflow with reference to management
• Recruitment of competent staff members as and when necessary
• Staff leave approval

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role

• Excellent interpersonal, communication skills.
• 3 year Financial Accounting Diploma/degree
• MS Office E
• RP system knowledge (SAP4Hana)
• 3 – 5 years Accounts Payable Management ex
• Aptitude for figures