Accounts Payable clerk
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE JOB DESCRIPTION
To apply principles of accounting to analyze financial information, maintain record of assets and liabilities. The individual is expected to prepare consolidated accounts by compiling information, preparing profit and loss statements and calculation of taxes. As such, the accounts payable clerk is responsible for providing financial and administrative assistance in order to ensure effective, efficient and accurate accounting operations.
The Accounts Payable clerk will be required to:
Check and enter Petty Cash VAT purchases on Peachtree and within VAT purchases by the 15th of the month VAT is to be paid on that company.
Preparation of the following monthly:
Cheque allocations
Bank reconciliation
Entering of prepayments into Peachtree.
Entering and tracking of vendor credit memos.
Preparation of aged payables tracking report monthly. (AM/PM)
Filing of VAT returns/ Tax receipts and any other supplier correspondence.
Preparation of Sales invoices whenever is necessary.
Calculation of overtime by the 15th day of every month.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, maintaining files and records, designing forms and other office procedures.