Work-Force
Applications are warmly invited for a Accounts Payable Clerk role based in Queenstown. We welcome candidates from every background across Eastern Cape who are ready to grow with us.
Overview
The organisation is investing in its Queenstown operation, and this Accounts Payable Clerk position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the finance jobs function and contribute to the wider Eastern Cape business.
Communication runs both ways. Managers across the finance jobs team in Eastern Cape make time for one-to-ones, and people are expected to speak up early when something needs attention.
Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the Accounts Payable Clerk to step into the finance jobs workflow quickly. Institutional knowledge is well-organised, so people are not reinventing the wheel from one week to the next.
Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the finance jobs group in Queenstown.
What Your Day Looks Like
Most days begin by working through your inbox, prioritising urgent supplier or audit queries before settling into the books. You move between reconciliations, journal entries and review meetings, breaking out spreadsheets when something doesn’t tie up. Mid-morning calls with operations or sales help you understand the numbers behind the numbers, and the afternoon is usually given to deeper work: management reports, tax submissions or supporting a junior with a tricky reconciliation. By the time you log off, you have nudged the business closer to a clean month-end.
Importantly, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Eastern Cape operations throw up the unexpected.
Beyond that, the Queenstown office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Queenstown.
Where You’ll Work
Notably, the environment is structured and deadline-driven, with peaks around month-end, year-end and audit cycles. The wider team is collaborative, but focused work is the norm.
Beyond that, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.
Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Queenstown site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Eastern Cape. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.
Based in Queenstown
Queenstown continues to grow as an employment hub in Eastern Cape, with near the Mthatha regional service centre. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.
Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Queenstown.
Many candidates already living within reach of Queenstown cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Eastern Cape economy.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Queenstown, Eastern Cape.
What We Offer
Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Queenstown contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the finance jobs space in Eastern Cape.
On top of that, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Queenstown keep progressing.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Queenstown teams.
Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in Eastern Cape.
Diversity and Inclusion
Notably, the organisation is committed to transformation and equal opportunity. Hiring is on merit, and applications are actively encouraged from women, youth, people with disabilities and other historically disadvantaged groups in line with the Employment Equity plan and B-BBEE objectives.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Eastern Cape.
B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Queenstown.
Key Outputs
- Implement and monitor internal controls to mitigate financial risk
- Support the year-end audit by preparing requested working papers
- Provide ad hoc financial analysis to support business decisions
- Capture supplier invoices, journals and bank transactions accurately
- Reconcile bank accounts, supplier statements and intercompany loans
- Process payment runs and resolve supplier queries timeously
- Monitor debtors’ age analysis and follow up on overdue accounts
- Maintain the fixed asset register and process monthly depreciation
Essential Criteria
- Strong understanding of VAT, PAYE and SARS e-filing
- Working towards SAICA, SAIPA or CIMA designation is preferred
- Clear credit and criminal record
- B.Com or National Diploma in Accounting, Finance or related field
- Good written and verbal communication with non-finance stakeholders
- Solid working knowledge of IFRS for SMEs and SA tax basics
- Sound ethical conduct and discretion when handling sensitive data
Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.