Senior Creditors Clerk

Overview

Senior Creditors Clerk Jobs in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa at Africrest Properties

Title: Senior Creditors Clerk

Company: Africrest Properties

Location: City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Africrest Properties is seeking a detail-oriented and highly organised Senior Creditors Clerk to join our Finance team.

What makes us excited to come to work each day?

Thousands of people spend most of their days working and living in our buildings; at Africrest we believe that our actions have a large snowball effect on the economy and society. When we manage our buildings extremely well, our tenants are that much happier and more productive.

You will be part of:

A company that owns one of the largest middle income residential portfolios in South Africa and has become an industry leader in this asset class.

We give people an incredible opportunity to live in the best areas with world class common area facilities, at affordable rentals. This helps create an inclusive society.

We own and manage a commercial portfolio of office, retail and industrial buildings. We ensure that our tenants are able to work in a great environment, so that they can focus on growing their business which in turn helps improve the economy.

The Africrest team does not settle for satisfactory, rather we strive to do everything in a great manner- from small tasks to large projects. If you want to be part of a company and culture that drives you to be the best you can be, then please get in contact with us.

We reward great efforts-

Over the last 2 years, we have been one of very few companies, where over 95% of our employees, received:

– A bonus of more than a 13th cheque.

– An inflationary related annual increase.

When many other companies have not paid bonuses or increases.

We are different-

At Africrest we don’t “pigeonhole” by fostering an environment of curiosity and collaboration, we encourage our team to strive for excellence within their role and to continually seek out innovative solutions to improve current business functions which maximises their own professional growth as well as Africrest’s continued growth.

We encourage potential employees to speak to our employees to see why people enjoy working at Africrest.

The ideal candidate is an excellent problem solver with great people skills.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the full creditors function across our residential property portfolio, ensuring accurate invoice processing, supplier reconciliations, timely payments, and effective cashbook administration. This role is ideal for an individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, has strong financial administration skills, and takes pride in maintaining accuracy and building strong supplier relationships.

Daily Responsibilities:

• Process supplier invoices accurately using the DOKKA online invoice capturing system.
• Verify supplier documentation to ensure compliance with company policies and SARS VAT requirements.
• Maintain supplier information and banking details on MDA.
• Reconcile supplier accounts and resolve outstanding queries promptly.
• Process supplier payments in accordance with agreed payment terms.
• Send remittance advices following payment runs.
• Monitor supplier statements and proactively resolve discrepancies.
• Manage supplier relationships and respond to supplier queries professionally.
• Perform daily bank statement imports into MDA.
• Process cashbook transactions, payments, debits, transfers, and intercompany loan allocations.
• Complete monthly cashbook reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly supplier age analysis reports and owner reports.
• Support month-end processes, financial reporting, and audit requirements.
• Maintain accurate filing and archiving of financial documentation in accordance with POPIA requirements.
• Provide administrative support to the Finance and Property Management teams where required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Good analytical and reconciliation abilities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Customer-focused with a professional approach to supplier management.
• High level of integrity and confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Financial and numerical aptitude.

Minimum Job Qualifications Required

• Matric Certificate.
• Minimum 4 years’ solid experience in property development and property creditors.
• Minimum 7 years’ overall experience in creditors and cashbook functions.
• Previous experience within the property management industry will be advantageous.
• Experience working on MDA or similar property management software will be advantageous.
• Experience with electronic invoice management systems such as DOKKA will be advantageous.
• Good understanding of VAT and supplier compliance requirements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.