Department: Finance
Location: Nairobi
Job Objective
Responsible for the implementation of accounts payables objectives.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Manage daily cash flow operations, including cash positioning, forecasting and liquidity management
- Daily update and maintenance of New Bills’ Register and ensuring objectivity and timeliness when reviewing, validating and posting supplier invoices
- Daily update and maintenance of Disputed Invoices’ Register while ensuring timeliness and completeness in resolving disputed invoices
- Timely preparation and follow-up for approval of payment instructions and ensuring strict adherence to stipulated deadlines
- Posting payments and sharing payment allocation schedules with suppliers
- Prepare offset agreements for sign-off by suppliers and ensure offsets are passed and allocated accurately and in a timely manner in NetSuite
- Reconcile supplier statements and prepare a monthly report on the status of all supplier accounts
- Championing adherence to and implementation of the Accounts Payable Process, Work Instructions and any other Standard Operating Procedures
- Ensure accuracy of organisation’s financial documents for payment, auditing and tax purposes
- Effective monitoring payables to ensure vendors are paid by due dates
- Maintenance of meticulous records of outstanding payables
- Provide clerical support necessary to pay the obligations of the organisation
- Any other tasks as may be assigned from time to time
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accounting or related field
- CPA-K / ACCA or its equivalent
- Four years’ relevant work experience
Experience & Skills
- High level of attention to detail with strong organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to listen, with good communication skills, interpersonal skills and great ability to plan, implement and execute set objectives and strategies in a fast-paced work environment
- Reliability and willingness to take responsibility, work under pressure and shrewd at taking and implementing instructions
- Positive attitude towards work with immense work ethic and ability to work without supervision
Attributes
- Integrity, honesty with high ethical standards
- Client focused, relationship builder
- Boundless, passionate and flexible
- Personal excellence, accuracy and attention to detail
- Collaborative, achieve results through teamwork and partnerships
How to apply
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by submitting their updated CV including three referees. The deadline for application is on or before 21 April 2025. Applications should be sent to [email protected] indicating the job position in the Subject Line.
