Senior Creditors Clerk – Cape Town needed at Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Manage all outstanding invoices due to creditors, ensuring timely payments are made, reconciling invoices, statements resolving account variances and queries between statement and age analysis in a timely fashion.
• Manage all account queries and disputes.
• Manage accounts payable and ensure all creditors accounts are reconciled regularly.
• Accurate processing and reconciliation of all invoices and credits notes of the various suppliers on the accounting system a timely basis.
• Reviewing Accounts Payable operation and recommending/implementing improvements.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure the smooth running of accounts.
• To ensure the adherence of standard accounting procedures (GAAP) in all the accounting operations.
• Assist with month end entries (in conjunction with Assistant Financial Controller).
• Efficient implementation of all work-related instructions given by the superiors / management.
• Compile month end reports.
• Payment of supplier invoices as and when they become payable.
• Sending remittance advices to suppliers after completion of settlement run.
• Assist with preparation of monthly reconciliations of creditors’ accounts statements against accounts payable age analysis.
• Updating current banking details of creditors and liaising with the Financial Controller in this regard.
• Maintain records, registers and documents in order to facilitate internal and external audit.
• Accurate filing of invoices and settlement runs.
• Control and report all balances due on projects and capex related invoices.

Requirements

What You Bring:

• Experience within a hotel environment or similar is preferable
• Computer literate in MS Excel, MS Word
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to create and process financial spreadsheets
• Attention to detail
• Strong analytical skills