Accounts Payable

JOB PURPOSE

Perform and review all reconciliations and journal entries for Accounts Payable domain. Scrutinize financial transaction and compile data to generate required financial reports & statements for management review. Apply accounting principles and control procedures to ensure accounting transactions are carried out appropriately in line with the Group policies & procedures and compliance to International Financial Reporting standards (IFRS) and International Accounting Standards (IAS).

Key Accountabilities:

• Reconciliation: Reconcile payable accounts for local and foreign suppliers. Reconcile Accounts Payable balance with the general ledger trial balance to ensure the accuracy of books of accounts. Perform bank reconciliations and inter group reconciliation statements, clear related transaction to ensure timely accounting of pending entries.
• Cash Management: Periodically review and report petty cash utilization to the manager to ensure controls are in place. Verify and review petty cash claim statements received from various business units, shared services department and accounts for expenses in order to record the claims.
• Supplier Accounts: Create supplier accounts in the system to enable posting of related transactions in an efficient manner. Prepare supplier balance letters and circulate them to receive their confirmation in a timely manner.
• Reports: Oversee the preparation and submission of reports on time to facilitate management review. Prepare and provide periodic reports to the treasury department on disbursement of payments on a monthly basis to facilitate availability of funds and monitor cash-flow.

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Commerce or equivalent. Experience
• 4 years of minimum experience in Payable accounting within a diversified group of companies.
• Experience in Automotive industry is preferred.