Country
South Africa
Location
South Africa
Workplace location
JOHANNESBURG-BIERMANN AV(ZAF)
Employer company
TotalEnergies Marketing South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Domain
Finance
Type of contract
Regular position
Experience
Minimum 6 years

Candidate Profile

Ideally, as an Accounts Payable Controller, you would possess the following: 
  • Diploma or degree in Financial Accounting
  • Good understanding and experience in oil industry is an added advantage.
  • Experience in the AP processes and previous experience working with High Value transactions and payments
  • Technical skills required: minimum 5 years of experience - Vendor reconciliation knowledge, SAP especially accounts payable, understanding AP impact on the monthly financial result, excel experience.
  • Key competencies include analytical ability and questioning, communication, planning and organizing skills, cross functionality, good interpersonal skills, ability to meet strict deadlines; English is the working language.

Activities

As an Accounts Payable Controller, you would be responsible for the following: 

Preparation of timeous payments for allocated vendors and accurate recording of vendor liabilities in SAP
  • Preparation of timeous payments for allocated vendors.
  • Assess the validity of invoices received from Business.
  • Accurately submit and manage tickets to SSC for invoice verification and payment of vendors by due dates
  • Verification that GL posting of entries generated per SSC tickets
  • Perform monthly Reconciliations of all vendor accounts.
  • Preparation of intercompany vendors, including monthly recons.
  • Processing of revenue payable invoices and ensuring that they are paid on time.
  • Liaise with business and vendors to clear all overdue GR/IR (Goods receipted not invoice receipted) for product/Transport and related transactions.
  • Ensure no unexplained variances on monthly vendor reconciliations.
  • Clear open items on the vendor listing.
  • Ensure the processing of queries before payment due date; and provide ongoing feedback until queries are resolved.
  • Review GRIR and clear any GRIR issues.
  • Preparation of monthly reconciliations performed by AP controllers.
  • Resolve queries and exception management (in liaison with vendors and SSC)
  • Ensure monthly accounts payable reports are done on time.
HSEQ
  • To deliver excellent customer service to vendors, customers, and other contacts.
  • To help improve and optimize controls and processes with the G&S Accounts Payable department.
  • To ensure compliance to the Group’s standards.
  • To ensure confidentiality of information.
  • To ensure Total South Africa’s policies and procedures are adhered to.

Context & Environment

Technical: high volume of transactions; integrated system
Corporate culture that encouraged working in silos, lack of process ownership
Still developing adequate accounting controls and accurate results analysis
Alignment with Shared Services, Treasury and Supply working hours.
TotalEnergies is an equal opportunity employer and all applicants that meet the specified criteria will receive consideration for employment without discriminating unfairly on any arbitrary ground, including but not limited to race, gender, sex, ethnic or social origin, color, sexual orientation, age, disability, religious conscience belief, political opinion, culture, language, marital status, or family responsibility.