Accounts Payable Clerk Job Vacancy at Rentokil Initial – South Africa

Rentokil Initial:

Rentokil Initial is a Global services company employing over 35,000 colleagues across 70 countries. The Company is at the cutting edge of technology and innovation as it strives to protect people and enhance lives, by controlling pests, improving hygiene and improving interior spaces with plants and scenting.

We are experts in the fields we operate in, investing in training, science, innovation and technology, and affording our employees Opportunities for Growth and Development

Listening and acting on feedback is part of our culture to support colleagues and our customers. Rentokil Initial regards equality and fairness as a fundamental right of all of its colleagues.

We live our values of Service, Relationships and Teamwork which were identified by our colleagues across the world.

Find out more on careers.rentokil-initial.com

Our family of businesses:

Rentokil Pest Control is the world’s leading commercial pest control company who provide quality, diligent and friendly services to all our customers.

We operate in over 65 countries and we are ranked in the top 3 in 63 of those.

We are highly innovative and have leading technical and scientific expertise and our customers look to us for our knowledge and integrity.

Although we don’t provide the most luxurious of services, this is certainly essential for all of our customers, and to make sure service happens.

Initial Hygiene is the world’s leading hygiene services company who provide quality, diligent and friendly services to all our customers. We operate in over 40 countries and we are ranked in the top 3 in 38 of those. We produce high quality, tailored hygiene product ranges for washrooms – across all sectors and industries where our customers look to us for our knowledge and integrity

Ambius is the world leader in providing interior landscaping services for a range of customers from boutique hotels, to shopping centres. We use planting, scenting, flowers, artwork and exterior landscaping maintenance to improve the environment for the benefit of the customer and their employees. Ambius is a global brand across North America, Europe South Africa and Australia.

ROLE SUMMARY (purpose)

To support the finance team by performing a range of accounting and administrative tasks related to the accounts payable function

KEY WORK OUTPUTS & ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Ensure new approved vendors are loaded timeously onto the Navision system.
• Ensure branches adhere to sending through the relevant invoices and support relating to open items that have been receipted on Navision by the monthly cut off deadline.
• Ensure that all creditors’ reconciliations assigned are completed timeously, with detailed support for any reconciling items.
• Prepare payment listings and accounting journals based on creditors’ reconciliations completed.
• Support the delivery of OCF (operating cash flow) targets for South Africa and African markets by ensuring suppliers are paid in line with the agreed payment terms.
• Support the completion of the internal, external and BEE audits by providing requested deliverables timeously.

Key Internal Relationships:

• Finance Teams (South Africa and African markets)
• Procurement team

SKILLS and COMPETENCIES

• Strong team player
• Results driven and Resilient
• Detail orientated
• Confidence to make suggestions to improve the performance of the department

Accounts Payable Clerk Job Vacancy at Rentokil Initial – South Africa

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Matric with relevant accounting degree/diploma (preferable)
• 2-3 years’ experience with accounts payable or general accounting
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks
• Ability to build strong, positive relationships with all candidates & key stakeholders
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft office (especially Microsoft Excel) and Google suite
• Ability to work in a hybrid environment
• Microsoft Navision experience would be beneficial

Are you interested? Here’s what you can expect when you join us…

A number of benefits including:

• Subsidised Medical Insurance, Risk and Retirement funding
• Shares after 1 full year service

Employment Equity

Rentokil Initial believes in diversity and thus offers all employees opportunities and avoids discrimination in compliance with the Employment Equity Act. Our selection process will therefore give preference to suitably qualified Employment Equity candidates in order to to achieve our Employment Equity numerical targets.

Do you love to provide a valued professional service throughout your community? Do you feel like you could do the job well? Apply for the role today!