AP Supervisor (Fixed Term Contract)

JOB PURPOSE:

To efficiently manage the team of Creditors Controllers in order to ensure Accounts Payable operational excellence. Ensuring creditors controller competency standards are maintained and internal customer/vendor expectations are met. 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Team Delivery

• Monitor team delivery and performance and manage team workload by addressing and resolving bottlenecks to ensure a smooth process and adherence to agreed SLAs. 

Business Process & System Improvement

• Identify areas for potential improvement and escalate to AP Manager. 

• Identify possible system enhancements and drive these together with the AP Manager to ensure internal customer/vendor expectations are met.

 Query Resolution and Exception Management

• Effectively manage the vendor invoice processing and query handling process and drive the resolution of issues by facilitating communication between the reconciliation team and processing team to ensure adherence to agreed SLA. 

Business Controls and Governance

• Monitor and ensure strict adherence to business procedures, controls and policies and identify and mitigate control weaknesses to manage potential risks for effective business operations

GENERIC ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Networking and Relationship Building:

• Foster and sustain effective working relationships and rapport with government authorities, business and management institutions, national and key industry players, and service providers; to keep abreast of latest developments to capture new business opportunities.
• Leadership and Capability Development:
• Drive the development of a competent working team that will enhance and sustain staff capabilities in achieving high performance delivery.

COBE, POPI, and ABC Policies:

• Communicate, interpret and champion the execution of ) and company's policies and provisions of the Codes of Conduct & Business Ethics (COBE), Protection of Personal Information (POPI) and Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC), and undertake appropriate mitigation and/or intervention programmes to safeguard business operations, high staff discipline and industrial harmony.

Good Governance:

• Enforce the implementation of applicable procedures and guidelines and affect the compliance to statutory and legislative requirements to ensure conformance to the established Limits of Authority (LOA) to safeguard the company’s interest, image, and reputation.

Mindset, Behaviour and Culture:

• Develop and implement a distinctive mindset, behaviour, and culture to achieve high work performance by adopting and implementing value interventions, tools, and methodologies to promote and instill a high sense of commitment, ownership, integrity, and loyalty that will contribute to operational excellence.

Requirements

Job Knowledge, Skills & Experiences

Essential:

• NQF Level 7 (Degree in Finance/Accounting). 
• 5 years Accounting experience in a Supervisory role. 
• Supervisory experience 

Advantageous:

• SAP experience

Closing Date: 20 May 2026