This position will be responsible for the full accounts payable cycle, from the receipt of invoices through the payment of invoices, troubleshooting vendor invoices, and overseeing the internal employee expense process, while maintaining a strong focus on accuracy.
· Manage end-to-end accounts payable process for all group entities and suppliers.
· Keep track of all payments and expenditures, purchase orders, invoices, statements, etc.
· Reconcile processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances
· Complete supplier and service provider payments and control expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices.
· Monitoring discount opportunities including terms of payment, scheduling, and preparing payments, and resolving purchase order, invoice, or payment discrepancies and supporting documentation
· Respond to all supplier enquiries in a timely manner
· Continue to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Accounts Payables process
· Charge expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports,
· Issue stop-payments or communicate with procurement department to issue purchase order amendments where required.
· Verify the accuracy of supplier invoices and supplier accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.
· Establish and maintaining relationships with new and existing suppliers
· Ensure bills and invoices are paid in a timely and accurate manner while adhering to company policies and procedures
· Prepare bank reconciliations and ageing report through comparison with supplier statement of Accounts
· Support internal and external audit requirements and work with various stakeholders to improve AP process, controls & analysis
· Resolve all payables related issues with internal and external stakeholders
· Respond to external suppliers and internal managers regarding all aspects of the accounts payable process, including processing invoices for payment and VAT compliance
· Develop and maintain a filing system (manual and electronic) for financial information, records, and documents to ensure easily available information.
· Monitor account balances, track expenses, prepare analyses of accounts and related financial activity to produce monthly financial reports.