Accounts Payable Accountant at Wananchi Group

Department & Location: Finance & Admin

Reporting to: Head Accounts Payables & Treasury

Job Purpose / Summary: The AP accountant is responsible for managing the entire chain of the purchase to payments process. He/she will manage the creditors portfolio as well as ensure the company optimizes its purchases procedures to maximize value for its resources as well as promote transparency and professionalism

Key Roles:

• Ensuring timely and accurate invoice posting.
• Managing an efficient purchase to payment cycle.
• Resolution of all supplier discrepancies
• Ensure supplier reconciliation are done and payment presented for approval on time
• Update and reconciled aging balances.
• Creation of new suppliers and inactivation of old suppliers
• Ensure clean and updated balance sheet.
• Constant review of supplier legitimacy.
• Constant update of Suppliers’ accounts reconciliations
• Tax management of VAT and withholding taxes.
• Monthly preparation of an aged suppliers’ report which includes substantiation and analysis of all open accounts.
• Review invoices and requisitions for satisfactory payment approval

Desired Qualification:

• Bcom Finance & Accounting
• CPA 2
• 2 to 3 years’ experience in payables Department

Key Performance Indicators:

• Timely payment of creditors (as per payment terms).
• Fully reconciled aged creditors report by working day 2 of the following month.
• Timely filing and payment of Company taxes.