Senior Creditors Clerk

As a Senior Creditors Clerk at Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, you are responsible for the day-to-day finance operations, primarily responsible for computing, recording, collecting, analysing and verifying numerical data for use in maintaining accounting records of the financial operations of the hotel. If you’re looking to develop your skills and be part of the future of luxury, this is your moment.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Manage all outstanding invoices due to creditors, ensuring timely payments are made, reconciling invoices, statements resolving account variances and queries between statement and age analysis in a timely fashion.
• Manage all account queries and disputes.
• Manage accounts payable and ensure all creditors accounts are reconciled regularly.
• Accurate processing and reconciliation of all invoices and credits notes of the various suppliers on the accounting system a timely basis.
• Reviewing Accounts Payable operation and recommending/implementing improvements.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure the smooth running of accounts.
• To ensure the adherence of standard accounting procedures (GAAP) in all the accounting operations.
• Assist with month end entries (in conjunction with Assistant Financial Controller).
• Efficient implementation of all work-related instructions given by the superiors / management.
• Compile month end reports.
• Payment of supplier invoices as and when they become payable.
• Sending remittance advices to suppliers after completion of settlement run.
• Assist with preparation of monthly reconciliations of creditors’ accounts statements against accounts payable age analysis.
• Updating current banking details of creditors and liaising with the Financial Controller in this regard.
• Maintain records, registers and documents in order to facilitate internal and external audit.
• Accurate filing of invoices and settlement runs.
• Control and report all balances due on projects and capex related invoices.

What You Bring:

• Experience within a hotel environment or similar is preferable
• Computer literate in MS Excel, MS Word
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to create and process financial spreadsheets
• Attention to detail
• Strong analytical skills