Summary:

Responsible for reviewing all financial and management activities defined for the Accounts Payable team or for financial and management accounting tasks.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and analyse the processing of supplier invoices in accordance with purchase orders.
• Ensure accuracy and presentation of invoices in accordance with legal requirements.
• Supervise the Accounts Payable team and ensure that established processes, procedures and policies are adhered to at all times.
• Facilitate day to day financial transaction activities and support the invoice payment team as required.
• Ensure monthly supplier reconciliations are completed and submitted to SOX.
• Control the execution and processing and confirm completion of tasks.
• Ensure that SAP entries are made with documents that contain all the necessary requirements of a valid invoice.
• Monitor and ensure that all invoices or supporting documents are attached in SAP.
• Monitor whether the team is correctly deducting VAT from invoices within the legal deadlines set by tax legislation.
• Maintain all documents in the appropriate database to ensure their integrity.
• Investigate, address and resolve issues and problems relating to supplier invoices, escalating to management as necessary.
• Manage, review and approve payments to the appropriate supplier quickly and efficiently, while respecting due dates.
• Ensure that all invoices received in a given period that have not yet been approved for payment are forecast to ensure that the cost is recognised in the period itself.
• Assist other teams in resolving various payment related issues as required from time to time.
• Implement Grupo Sasol’s risk philosophy and risk management framework.
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders to facilitate and execute financial transaction activities.
• Continually improve skills and knowledge. Complete, implement and monitor the personal development plan to achieve personal performance objectives.

Qualifications:

• Degree in accounting, management or economics.
• Minimum of 5 years’ accounting experience.
• Proven technical skills in financial reporting.