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Description:

Job Purpose

The Accountant -Payables will take charge of processing accounts and incoming payments in compliance with financial policies and procedures. Manage accounts payable processes, ensuring accurate and timely payments to vendors, suppliers, and other partners. Reconcile and verify invoices and payment requests in compliance with company policies and insurance industry regulations. Be responsible for providing financial, administrative and clerical support to the accounts payables team by completing payments, controlling expenses and processing verifying. 

Summary of Key Responsibilities;

• Performing day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, computing, posting and recording accounts receivables’ data
• Reconcile the accounts payable ledger to ensure that all payments are accounted for and properly posted.
• Support audit preparation by ensuring that accounts payable records are accurate and compliant with both internal policies and external regulatory requirements.
• Reconciling invoices and controlling expenses, verifying vendor account by reconciling monthly statements related transactions including expertise on taxes i.e. VAT, Sales tax, Withholding tax reporting.
• Assist in overseeing routine department activities, such as disbursing checks and processing payroll, to ensure that they are completed accurately and on time
• Maintain accurate and complete financial, employee, and client records.
• Work with Accounts Receivable team and others to resolve account issues when necessary.
• Developing, implementing, improving, and enforcing budgets, policies, and department controls to increase accuracy and efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with the company’s contractual obligations and payment terms, and monitor late payments.
• Build and maintain relationships with employees, clients, vendors, and lenders.
• Take charge of highlighting the day to day management of all payments cycle activities and shall be required to complete related results in a timely and effective manner.
• Prepare bills, invoices and bank deposits
• Verify discrepancies by and resolve clients’ billing issues
• Facilitate payment of invoices due by sending bill reminders and contacting clients
• Assist with vendor management, ensuring proper contracts and payments are made in a timely manner.
• Generate financial statements and reports detailing accounts receivable status

Required Skills and Competencies

• Excellent Communication Skills
• Good understanding of accounting payable principles
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Customer service orientation and negotiation skills
• Trusty worthy
• Attention to detail
• Excellent Analytical Skills
• Data entry skills
• High degree of accuracy 

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