Contracts Administrator Role at Klipboard | Apply now!

Permanent

Klipboard

Job Details

📌 Position: Contracts Team Leader (Contracts Administrator – Management)
🏢 Company: Klipboard
📍 Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
💼 Employment Type: Permanent | Full Time
🏢 Work Model: Hybrid (3 days office, 2 days remote)
🔖 Requisition ID: 3160

Company Overview

Klipboard (formerly Kerridge Commercial Systems) provides specialist ERP and SaaS solutions to companies in the distributive trade sector worldwide. The organisation supports wholesalers, distributors, merchants, retailers, and multinational enterprises with fully integrated trading and business management systems.

With offices across the UK, Ireland, The Netherlands, South Africa, Kenya, and North America, Klipboard delivers high-performance ERP platforms designed to improve sourcing efficiency, stock control, sales performance, and service delivery.

Job Overview

The Contracts Team Leader is responsible for overseeing the full contract lifecycle across multiple entities, ensuring billing accuracy, compliance, and revenue integrity.

The role leads a team of Contract Administrators, Billing Administrators, and Revenue Accountants, ensuring high standards of governance, contract loading accuracy, billing validation, and audit readiness. This position plays a critical role in financial control, commercial risk mitigation, and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Oversight

  • Lead and manage a team of 8 across 7 entities

  • Allocate and prioritise workload

  • Provide coaching, guidance, and performance oversight

  • Ensure familiarity with entity-specific terms and conditions

Contract Governance & Quality Control

  • Review and approve contract calculations and uploads

  • Approve refunds, cancellations, and credits

  • Ensure compliance with pricing approvals and audit requirements

Billing Accuracy & Revenue Assurance

  • Oversee accurate and timely billing

  • Validate project billing consolidation

  • Monitor and resolve billing discrepancies

Compliance & Risk Management

  • Ensure data integrity and internal control compliance

  • Identify and escalate contractual and commercial risks

  • Maintain audit-ready documentation

Contract Lifecycle Management

  • Oversee annual price escalations

  • Support renewals, amendments, and account consolidations

  • Ensure contract changes are accurately captured

Stakeholder Collaboration

  • Partner with Sales, Finance, Legal, and Operations

  • Provide reporting and risk insights to management

Continuous Improvement

  • Enhance contract processes and workflows

  • Support training and capability development

  • Attend to journal entries and ad-hoc finance duties

Qualifications

Education

Minimum:

  • Accounting qualification or equivalent (essential)

Experience

  • Experience leading or supervising a team

  • Strong background in contract administration and billing

  • Exposure to ERP or SaaS contract environments

  • Understanding of audit, compliance, and governance frameworks

Technical & Leadership Skills

Technical Competencies:

  • Commercial contract interpretation

  • Pricing models and SLA structures

  • Contract lifecycle management

  • ERP and billing system proficiency

  • Strong Excel capability

  • Revenue assurance and audit compliance knowledge

Leadership Competencies:

  • Team management and coaching

  • Decision-making and conflict resolution

  • Performance management

Behavioural Competencies:

  • High attention to detail

  • Strong organisational ability

  • Ability to work under pressure

  • Accountability and integrity

  • Customer-focused mindset

CV Tips

  • Highlight experience managing contract administration teams.

  • Demonstrate exposure to revenue assurance and billing governance.

  • Quantify financial impact (e.g., reduced billing errors, improved audit outcomes).

  • Showcase ERP/SaaS contract lifecycle experience.

  • Emphasise audit readiness and compliance oversight achievements.

  • Clearly present Excel proficiency and financial reporting experience.

Benefits of Joining the Company

  • Hybrid work model promoting flexibility

  • Exposure to multi-entity, international operations

  • Leadership role influencing revenue integrity

  • Opportunity to shape governance and compliance frameworks

  • Career growth within a global ERP/SaaS organisation

Company Policy

Klipboard is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The company values a workforce where differences are respected and innovation is encouraged.

The organisation does not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies outside its approved PSL. Adjustments and support during the recruitment process are available upon request.

Remuneration is commensurate with experience and aligned to the role’s scope and impact.

To apply for this job please visit workforcenow.adp.com.