Position: Accounts Payable Administrator

Company: CBRE Excellerate

Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng

Job type: Permanent

Industry: Real Estate

Closing date:
31 July
2026

Accounts Payable Administrator

Johannesburg

About the role:

Payment of clients’ rental and electricity accounts to ensure accurate cash flow and control of all vendor accounts. Manage and maintain good, long-term vendor and client relationships.

What you will be doing:

- Monthly rental and utility payments to and the limitation of interest paid on these accounts.

- Controlling & informing deviations/problems to the Leasing team. To ensure that all invoices meet

- preset VAT

requirements
with specific

reference

to correct name and VAT No of an owner.

- Decision making authority:

- Required to work strictly within prescribed rules, routines, and standards.

- No payments where there is a major amount difference comparing to previous month.

What you will bring:

Minimum of Grade 12 with Accountancy subject or equivalent qualification or 2 years’

experience
in an

accounts payable position / training e.g. Associate Accounting Technician as well as 2 years relevant experience.

Skills

required:

- Computer literacy: MS Office – Excel, Word, Outlook, SAP

- Administration Skills – Process to follow excel basic/ filing/ payment runs/ reconciliation of accounts.

- Time Management, Attention to detail, Analytical thinking

Knowledge required:

- Processing and payment of invoices

- Reconciliation of lease agreements to lease payments and statements from landlord

- Policies and procedures relevant to role

- Municipal Accounts

-

Competencies

required:

- Accuracy

- Systematic Thinking

- Tolerance for routine

- Teamwork and Co-operation

- Excellent communication

skills

- Major drivers of work volume:

- Lease agreements and landlord queries

- Schedules & Invoices

Methodical

- Drive and productivity

- Customer and Quality Focus

Interface / relationships with:

Internal: Financial Managers, Portfolio Managers, Lease administrators.

External: Landlords, External Companies, External Auditors