Overview
Position
Lead – Accounts Payable
Job Code
Reports to
Manager, Accounts Payable
Direct Reports
None
Division
Finance
Department
Finance Operations
Role Purpose
To support the Fin Ops leadership- Finance Director, Managers, in carrying out the responsibilities in the accounts payable operation
Key Accountabilities & Activities
Key Responsibilities
- Reviews invoices/credit notes in accounts payable subledger
- Reviews quarterly review of vendor balance and process AP confirmations and reconciliation
- Reviews advance payment and performs retention reconciliation
- Business partner with internal customers and suppliers to foster good commercial relationship and smooth invoice to payment process
- Resolves escalated vendor payment dispute with respective internal stakeholders in a timely manner
- Supports the organization in internal and external audits with required information, ensures proper information is maintained for audit trail purposes
- Supports management to implement and maintain systems, procedures, policies, and controls to ensure adherence to organization guidelines
- Manages a team of small team of accounts payable accountants including the performance and development of the team members
- Creates and disseminate internal operational reports and establish new ones if required
- Performs ad hoc analysis as required
Background, Skills & Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Sap/S4 HANA skills
- 5-8 years of Accounts Payable experience
- Skilled in dealing with financial and numeric data
- Skilled in use of Excel/PowerPoint
- Skilled in use of MS Word and must be a very good writer in order to handle the occasional administrative needs of the department which may include translation
- Good verbal skills
- Team player
- Excellent work habits, including a willingness to work the hours necessary to complete the required tasks
- Ability to work in deadline driven oriented tasks
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Commerce or Business Administration
- Minimum three years of experience working in a corporate organization
MAIN CONTACTS
Internal
External
- Procure to Pay
- Sectors, Subsidiaries, Corporate functions
- External parties (vendors)