We are seeking a skilled, experienced senior accounts payable (AP) officer to join our finance team. In this position, you will play a critical role in our supply chain management.
We are seeking a skilled, experienced senior accounts payable (AP) officer to join our finance team. In this position, you will play a critical role in our supply chain management. Maintaining proper accounting records. Completes payments and controls expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices. Accurately enter and analyze data for entry into the company’s database.
Accounts Payable Job Duties:
- Reconciles by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
- Charges expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports, recording entries.
- Pay vendors by monitoring discount opportunities; verifying federal id numbers; scheduling and preparing checks; resolving purchase order, contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation; ensuring credit is received for outstanding memos; issuing stop-payments or purchase order amendments.
- Maintains accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions.
- Verifies vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.
Maintains historical records by electronic storage and filing documents.
- Generate Purchase orders for stock items, goods and other suppliers
- Goods receivals and shipping logistics
- Review all appropriate documents (e.g. Credit memos) and ensure accuracy of supplier invoices prior to payment of them.
- Submit GCT monthly returns to Accountant by the 3rd working day of every month.
- Accurate recording of inventory, Update cost price as per supplier invoice
- Enter item list codes into correct categories of goods for easy reference
- Update manufacturer’s part number according to supplier’s invoice
- Tracking Budget Expenses, Attention to Detail, Thoroughness, Organization, Analyzing Information, Accounting, Vendor
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- Personable, discreet, team player, highly motivated, and customer oriented
- Knowledgeable in Word, Excel, Windows and accounting programmes
- Must be proficient in writing and speaking the English Language; Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar, presents numerical data effectively and is able to read and interpret written information.
- Must be able to communicate effectively with all levels of management, employees and customers with the highest degree of personal integrity.
- Integrity, dependability, and conscientiousness are required
- Appropriate and professional appearance and demean our required
- Committed to high spiritual, moral and ethical standards
- Have the ability to maintain a “can do” attitude with enthusiasm and determination.
- Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and looks for ways to improve and promote quality of own work.
- Adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and is able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.
- Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
- Any other accounting function that may be assigned in the Accounts department by your manager, including relief for other accounting functions.
Accounts Payable Requirements and Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or ACCA Level II
Experience with MS Office and accounting software (e.g. QuickBooks, Peachtree etc.)
Interested person should forward their application and resume NO LATER THAN Friday, June 13, 2025.