PwC

IFS - Finance - Account Payables Senior

Johannesburg Full time

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in finance focus on providing financial advice and strategic guidance to clients, helping them optimise their financial performance and make informed business decisions. These individuals handle financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and risk management.

In financial operations at PwC, you will focus on managing financial processes and confirming compliance with regulations. You will handle tasks such as financial reporting, budgeting, and risk management.

Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

  • Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
  • Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
  • Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
  • Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
  • Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
  • Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
  • Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
  • Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Purpose of Job 

Assist the Account Payable manager in ensuring timely payment of valid supplier's invoices and ensure payment processes are complied with.    

 

Role Description 

Responsibilities:      

  • Assist with system approval of invoices based on supporting documentation. 

  • Ensure all invoices that are processed and due for payment in Oracle are approved and prepare the payment file for release. 

  • Follow up with business regarding any queries on invoices processed to ensure queries are resolved so payments are done by due date.  

  • Assist with loading payment runs from Oracle and manual ad hoc EFT payments on banking app. 

  • Specific focus on the vendor, Rennies travel (recons, service fee allocation, liaison with vendor to resolve queries). 

  • Backup to the Account Payables manager when unavailable. 

  • Assist with other ad-hoc finance projects when needed. 

 

Resources and Accountabilities 

Geographical span 

  • All ZA office  

 

Number of direct reports  

  • 0 

 

Budget (Capital/Operational Costs) 

Key Competencies and Attributes 

Knowledge, skills and abilities 

        .     Good communication skills 

  • Professionalism 

  • Good computer literacy including Microsoft Excel 

  • Time management skills 

  • Attention to detail and accuracy 

  • Problem solving 

  • Relationship building 

Qualification & Experience  

Requirements 

  • Accounting diploma/degree or relevant qualification and experience 

  • Experience in Creditors Reconciliations 

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

April 29, 2026