Accounts Payable Lead

OVERVIEW

Position

Lead – Accounts Payable

Job Code

Reports to

Manager, Accounts Payable

Direct Reports

None

Division

Finance

Department

Finance Operations

Role Purpose

To support the Fin Ops leadership- Finance Director, Managers, in carrying out the responsibilities in the accounts payable operation 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & ACTIVITIES

Key Responsibilities

• Reviews invoices/credit notes in accounts payable subledger
• Reviews quarterly review of vendor balance and process AP confirmations and reconciliation
• Reviews advance payment and performs retention reconciliation
• Business partner with internal customers and suppliers to foster good commercial relationship and smooth invoice to payment process
• Resolves escalated vendor payment dispute with respective internal stakeholders in a timely manner
• Supports the organization in internal and external audits with required information, ensures proper information is maintained for audit trail purposes
• Supports management to implement and maintain systems, procedures, policies, and controls to ensure adherence to organization guidelines
• Manages a team of small team of accounts payable accountants including the performance and development of the team members
• Creates and disseminate internal operational reports and establish new ones if required
• Performs ad hoc analysis as required

BACKGROUND, SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Sap/S4 HANA skills
• 5-8 years of Accounts Payable experience
• Skilled in dealing with financial and numeric data
• Skilled in use of Excel/PowerPoint
• Skilled in use of MS Word and must be a very good writer in order to handle the occasional administrative needs of the department which may include translation
• Good verbal skills
• Team player
• Excellent work habits, including a willingness to work the hours necessary to complete the required tasks
• Ability to work in deadline driven oriented tasks

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Commerce or Business Administration
• Minimum three years of experience working in a corporate organization

MAIN CONTACTS

Internal

External

• Procure to Pay
• Sectors, Subsidiaries, Corporate functions

• External parties (vendors)