Accounts Payable Senior Accountant

The Accounts Payable Supervisor will lead the Payables cycle to improve accuracy, efficiency, elements of working capital management and reporting practices. The role requires excellent wide ranging experience in a supervisory form within an Accounts Payable function, where the suitable candidate can demonstrate process improvement and leadership.

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  Job Description : The Accounts Payable Supervisor will primarily be responsible for;
  
  • Overseeing all activities in the Accounts Payable function for main business and asset management.
  • Supervising Accounts Payable staff to ensure excellent performance and development.
  • Ensuring timely payments of vendor invoices, while managing working capital.
  • Adhering to a strict month end deadline, with accuracy and completeness of all duties.
  • Enforcing the controls and absolute accuracy of the petty cash function.
  • Ensuring Accounts Payable reconciliations are performed on a weekly and monthly basis.
  • Vendor account reconciliations to identify and investigate anomalies.
  • Introducing a comprehensive document management system.
  • Ensuring that the Delegated Authorities are followed before payments are made.
  • Recording to the correct ledger/cost center is maintained with absolute accuracy.
  • Maintaining and developing relationships with existing and new suppliers.
  • Working alongside the Financial Controller to continually improve the internal controls in the Requisition to Payment cycle.
  • Working with the key Department procurement staff, Cost Accountant and Head of Departments to ensure cost control.
  • Maximising the potential of the new AX Dynamics ERP system to assist with system based controls, processes and reporting.
  • Ad hoc projects at the request of the Financial Controller or Departmental Heads to improve efficiency, accuracy and reporting.
  
  Desired Skill & Expertise : The suitable candidate must:
  
  - Have excellent experience in both processing and more recently, a leadership role within Accounts Payable.
  
  - Be able to think independently and constantly look for improvements in practice and policy.
  
  - Be flexible and efficient to meet deadlines and ad hoc tasks.
  
  - Provide hands on supervision and constant training to AP staff and departmental staff where required.
  
  - Be familiar with key accounting principles for recognition of Cost/Fixed Assets/Accruals/Prepayments.

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