ROLE PURPOSE

Working as part of a high performing, commercially focused finance team, the Accounts Payable Officer is responsible for processing invoices and payments in accordance with company guidelines.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

General Accounts Payable

• Ensuring timely and accurate processing of accounts payable invoices focusing on ensuring the correct use of financial dimensions including legal entities, projects, general ledger account codes and cost centres.
• Monitoring approval workflows and ensuring appropriate and timely approval of invoices for payment.
• Accurate completion of payment runs within cycle periods.
• Completing and ensuring accuracy of key vendor statement reconciliations including reconciling to general ledger.
• Monitoring and assisting with updating supplier master data in the accounts payable system.
• Support Accounts Payable Team Leader with month-end close activities, monthly reporting and period end financial reporting

Communication

• Maintaining open communication internally.
• Responding to internal and external queries in a timely and organised manner.

Other

• Ad-hoc tasks as required by the business.

PRE-REQUISITE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• Strong understanding of an end-to-end accounts payable process, with solid understanding of general ledger financial dimension coding requirements, and experience with multiple entity accounting.
• Accounting experience or qualifications, or studying towards a relevant qualification.
• 2+ years of experience in Accounts Payable function ideally in environment with high volume of invoices and/or multi-site locations.
• Intermediate excel skills and computer literacy.
• High level organizational skills with an excellent eye for detail and accuracy, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment taking ownership and responsibility for delivering against deadlines.
• Ability to work autonomously when required and handle work with accountability.
• Excellent verbal (in person and on phone) and written communication skills, to maintain strong relationships within finance as well as across all levels of corporate and business stakeholders.
• Willingness to take on any task, be flexible with your approach, have a can-do attitude, be adaptable and think of solutions that deliver results.
• Experience in SAP Concur (Invoice & Expense), Bepoz, Cooking The Books (CTB), Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations or similar is desirable.