Group Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Manager

Overview

Key objectives of the AP AR function include:

• Accounts Receivable collection & credit control
• Management and automation of the Procure-to-Pay process
• Vendor onboarding and management, including risk management
• Trade terms negotiation and management with suppliers
• Vendor level reporting, including statutory obligations such as BBBEE tracking
• Group operational cash flow planning and working capital optimisation
• Management of banking profiles and permissions
• Supplier payments in accordance with trade terms
• Whilst complex Treasury is currently performed within the Corporate Finance team, Treasury management (hedging / trades etc.) would be advantageous
• Design and implementation of a robust control framework for AP and AR
• Support Procurement and contribute to strategic sourcing decisions by providing insights on cash flow impact, trade terms optimisation, and vendor risk exposure.
• Ownership and administration of the ERP and expense reimbursement applications

Responsibilities

Strategic & Operational Leadership

• Lead and manage the AR/AP team
• Develop and implement global policies, procedures, and controls for AR/AP.
• Drive automation and process improvement initiatives across the procure-to-pay cycle and customer collection cycle.
• Maintain the group levels of authority matrix

Treasury & Cash Flow Management

• Monitor and forecast cash flow to ensure liquidity across entities.
• Collaborate with Treasury to optimise payment cycles and working capital.
• Oversee bank reconciliations and intercompany settlements across the Group.

Accounts Payable

• Ensure timely and accurate payment of creditors.
• Manage vendor relationships, risk and onboarding and negotiate payment terms.
• Manage Group banking profiles and permissions
• Manage the Group supplier masterfile and associated payment beneficiaries
• Ownership of the Group expense policies

Accounts Receivable

• Drive timely collection of receivables including detailed reporting thereon.
• Implement credit control policies and customer risk assessments.
• Calculate and substantiate any proposed bad debt provision for consideration by the Executive Leadership Team
• Resolve disputes and manage escalations with internal and external stakeholders.

Compliance & Reporting

• Ensure compliance with IFRS, local tax laws, and internal audit requirements.
• Prepare monthly AR/AP reports, ageing analysis, and KPIs for senior leadership.
• Support external audits and internal controls testing.

Systems

• Ownership and administration of the group expense reimbursement application
• Ownership and administration of the group ERP Business Central
• Software update management
• EUT as required before deploying changes in a live environment
• Period blocking and roll overs
• Creation of new entities and central management of the chart of accounts
• Workflow configuration
• Projects, automation and improvement initiatives

Skills & competencies  

• Leadership & People Management: Proven ability to lead diverse teams across geographies.

• Process Optimisation: Strong understanding of ERP systems and automation tools.
• Analytical Thinking: Ability to interpret financial data and drive strategic decisions.
• Communication: Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Problem Solving: Proactive approach to resolving operational and financial issues

Qualifications

Bcom Accounting or Finance with Honours; CA(SA) preferred

 

Experience: 10+ years in Finance, with 5+ years in AR/AP leadership roles

Industry Exposure: Multinational or large corporate environment

Systems knowledge: Microsoft Business Central and Navision or similar / Cognos TM1 / Power BI  

 

**Accepting applications for Durban OR Cape Town office** 

 

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