Vacancy: Accountant – Payables
Location: Nairobi
Reporting
to Payables Supervisor
Job Description
This role is responsible
for ensuring that the company expenses are recorded accurately within the
specific period they relate to as well as ensuring timely and accurate supplier
payments. It entails smooth running of daily operations and checking that
expenses are within budget.
Key Accountabilities
- Invoice processing and ensuring 100% accuracy in
posting of invoice amounts, taxes, dates and invoice numbers
- Recording of expenses accurately in the correct
GLs by period closure
- Processing and making statutory payments within
the statutory deadlines.
- Payment processing within set out timelines with
zero returned/failed payments
- Review of allocated Expense GLs at the end of
every month to ensure ALL expenses are recorded and that they are within
the budget line.
- Advising the business on opportunities for cost
cutting.
- Maintaining good record keeping; ensure zero cases
of misplaced documents; quick document retrieval and adherence to the
filing system
- Proper management of working relationships with
vendors/suppliers, banks, statutory bodies as well as internal staff and
user departments.
- Maintenance of a professional but cordial and
positive working relationship with suppliers through quick turnaround on
supplier queries and escalating issues where necessary
- Supporting user departments and acting as the
liaison between the company and vendors all payment matters.
- Timely completion of supplier recons within the
set timelines
- Timely completion of GL control schedules recons
within the given timelines
- Proper management of unallocated balances and
accurate balances reflected at the sub leger level Audit support
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business
Administration or related field
- CPA (K)
- 2 years plus in Accounts Payables
- Thorough knowledge of Excel and SAP ERP
- Good interpersonal skills and work ethics
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Positive attitude and willing to take instructions
and learn
- Get it right the first time attitude; attentive to
detail
- Ability to provide solutions while looking at the
bigger picture; process ownership
- Demonstrated ability to follow assignments through
to completion
How to Apply
If you possess the above
qualifications and the drive to meet the challenge, visit
www.standardmedia.co.ke/ recruitment to browse through the current openings/
vacancies and apply not later than 29/03/2021. The Standard Group PLC is an equal
opportunity employer and as such, canvassing of any form will lead to automatic
disqualification. Please note that ONLY shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
Interested and
qualified? Go to Standard Group on
www.standardmedia.co.ke to apply
