Accounts Payable Manager
Faircape
Cape Town, Western Cape
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Posted 12 May 2025

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Accounts Payable Manager

Join Faircape Group’s Expanding Finance Division

Are you an experienced finance professional ready to step into a leadership role with strategic impact? Faircape Group is looking for an Accounts Payable Manager to lead, manage, and oversee the entire function within our multi-entity, high-performance organisation.

Faircape Group is a respected name across a range of industries, including Healthcare, Retirement Holdings, Telecommunications, ISP, Utility Management, Infrastructure Installation, and Property Management. If you’re excited about managing high-volume operations in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, and leading a finance team within a growing organisation, this is the ideal opportunity.

Why Join Faircape?
We offer an environment where strong leadership, a dedication to excellence and continuous improvement are valued. As a senior leader, you’ll not only oversee day-to-day operational accuracy but also play a critical  role in driving organisational and team growth. 

What We Offer:
Quarterly performance bonuses – Recognising your leadership and delivery
Long service leave – We reward commitment
Onsite Barista – Fresh coffee on demand ☕
Subsidised snacks & vending machines – For that midday boost
Discounted ISP packages – Stay connected affordably
Fixed flexi-time (07:00 - 18:00) – Support for work-life balance
Subsidised parking – Convenient and cost-effective
Central Claremont offices – Modern workspaces near Cavendish Square

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and manage the Cashbook, Payments, and Creditors team
  • Set departmental goals, monitor performance, and mentor staff
  • Ensure process adherence and implement best practices and internal controls
  • Manage staff resources, workloads and distribute tasks efficiently to meet strict deadlines
  • Collaborate closely with cross functional teams to obtain holistic view of key practices influencing the financial cycle 
  • Oversee the full creditor cycle
  • Manage supplier account reconciliations and process flow
  • Ensure compliance with all internal and audit standards
  • Review variances between invoices, orders, and statements, and resolve issues in collaboration with buyers and accountants
  • Maintain and update recurring and once-off payment schedules
  • Perform monthly supplier age analysis, review and reporting

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Proven experience in creditors, payments, and cashbook functions
  • Proven years in a supervisory or management role
  • Proven ability to manage high volumes across multi-entity environments
  • Experience with Xero is beneficial
  • Strong knowledge of accounts payable, reconciliations, and cashbook best practices

Skills & Attributes:

  • Excellent leadership and team management skills
  • Advanced spreadsheet and financial reconciliation skills
  • Detail-oriented with exceptional organisational ability
  • Clear and professional communication (written and verbal)
  • Tech-savvy – Google Workspace (Drive, Sheets, Docs) advantageous
  • Proven problem-solving capability under pressure
  • Deadline-driven, accurate, and adaptable to change
  • High level of integrity and accountability

Additional Requirements:

  • Clear credit, criminal, and health records
  • Solid references supporting leadership and technical capabilities

Working Hours:
Standard hours are Monday to Friday, 08h00 – 17h00, with a 45-minute lunch. Flexi-time available between 06h30 and 18h30, subject to manager approval.

To learn more about working at Faircape, visit: https://faircape.co.za/why-work-with-us/

If you do not hear from us within two weeks of your application, please consider it unsuccessful.