Work-Force
Listing live now. Role: Accounts Payable Clerk. Location: Lephalale, Limpopo. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
The Role
This Accounts Payable Clerk role sits within the finance jobs function in Lephalale. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Limpopo.
Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.
Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the finance jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Lephalale much easier.
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 Lephalale.
Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Lephalale teams, and the new Accounts Payable Clerk will feel that from the first week.
Why This Role
You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Lephalale colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the finance jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Lephalale teams.
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 Lephalale keep progressing.
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 Limpopo.
A Typical Day
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.
Beyond that, the Lephalale 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.
In addition, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Limpopo operations throw up the unexpected.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Lephalale.
Our Commitment to Transformation
Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across Limpopo, and recruitment is fair, transparent and aligned with the EE Act.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Lephalale.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Limpopo.
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.
Career Growth
Importantly, this role can grow with you. Strong performers in the finance jobs team in Lephalale have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.
Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.
Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Lephalale have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Limpopo.
Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Lephalale team member.
Where You’ll Work
In addition, 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.
Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Lephalale site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
Practically speaking, 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.
A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Limpopo. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.
About the Team
Equally, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Lephalale office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when Limpopo operations get busy.
Crucially, the team mix in Lephalale reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
Working in Lephalale
Lephalale continues to grow as an employment hub in Limpopo, with in the heart of the Tzaneen agricultural belt. 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 Lephalale.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Lephalale, Limpopo.
Many candidates already living within reach of Lephalale cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Limpopo economy.
Key Responsibilities
- Capture supplier invoices, journals and bank transactions accurately
- Review expense claims against company policy and approval limits
- Liaise with external auditors, banks and regulatory bodies
- Maintain the fixed asset register and process monthly depreciation
- Implement and monitor internal controls to mitigate financial risk
- Monitor debtors’ age analysis and follow up on overdue accounts
Candidate Profile
- Clear credit and criminal record
- Solid working knowledge of IFRS for SMEs and SA tax basics
- Excellent attention to detail and analytical thinking
- Working towards SAICA, SAIPA or CIMA designation is preferred
- B.Com or National Diploma in Accounting, Finance or related field
- Experience supporting external audits is an advantage
- Sound ethical conduct and discretion when handling sensitive data
In addition, if most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.