Cashbuild South Africa: Creditors Department Manager

Cashbuild is the largest retailer of building materials and associated products, selling directly to cash-paying customers through its 193 (and growing) stores in South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Swaziland and Malawi. Cashbuild South Africa recruits Creditors Department Manager

Job Reference Number
2011/01/03

Role:
Creditors Department Manager

Location:
Support Office: Ormonde

Description:
To ensure complete, accurate and timeous supplier payments and to optimise the supplier payment process in accordance with all applicable legislation

Immediate Supervisor:
General Manager Procurement and Creditors

Number of Positions Available:
1

Application Closing Date:
21/1/2011

Requirement:
Minimum NQF6 qualification (financial degree)
Minimum 10 years experience in a similar position
Strong communication skills
Ability to communicate in English
Accuracy, cross functional knowledge, negotiation skills, good business acumen and integrity
Strong analytical and numeric skills
Strong problem solving skills

Key Performance Area:
Financial Control and Reporting
•Financial control and reporting in line with company policies and procedures
•Accurate and timely General Ledger reconciliations
•Bank reconciliation control

Supplier Management
•Governance of supplier agreements in line with company policies and procedures

Settlement Discount
•Adhere to company benchmarks
•Achieve budgeted targets
•Ensure suppliers paid on time
•Enhance processes to maximise settlement discounts

Terms Management
•Adhere to company benchmarks
•Payment term management and control (maximise settlement discount)

Rebates Management
•Trade agreement compliance
•Ensure completeness of rebate recovery
•Management of rebate debtors

Management Reports
•Compile the following daily / weekly / monthly reports:
•Daily Productivity Measurements
•Internal Audit Report results
•Monthly Reconciliation Ageing
•Monthly Claims Ageing
•Weekly Purchase Price Variance (PPV)

Budget Setting and Control
•Management and preparation of cost budget

Competent and motivated staff
•Manage staff according to company policies and procedures (e.g. Performance appraisal, career pathing, skills development, adherence to policies and procedures)

Equity Statement:
Cashbuild is committed to creating and maintaining an environment that provides equal opportunities for all its employees, with special consideration for historically disadvantaged groups.

Cashbuild undertakes to:

Promote the constitutional right of equity;
Eliminate unfair discrimination in employment;
Pursue a diverse workforce, which is representative of our people;
Promote economic development and efficiency in the workforce;
Redress historical, legal, social and economic discrimination;
Establish conditions which will further the creation of equality of opportunity and development for all employees.
The company has facilitated the establishment of an equality task team. Members of the team comprise employees including those from previously disadvantaged groups, union representatives and employees from all occupational categories and levels. This task team is a body corporate established with terms of reference as set out in its constitution. This team, through consultation with management has developed an equity plan designed to address all issues related to employment equity. This equity plan covers a period of five years and is subject to annual review.

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