Accountant

Job Description

• Maintain up-to-date accounts payable system
• Updating and maintaining records of expenditures
• Ensuring that all payments are made in accordance with company policy
• Reconcile accounts payable transactions.
• Pays invoices by verifying transaction information; scheduling and preparing disbursements; obtaining authorization of payment.
• Process trade vendor invoices and service provider invoices for travel / freight / customs duty / insurance / inventory by entering them into the system
• Monitor suppliers account details for terms of payment, credit terms and other irregularities
• Enter all Service Provider invoices into the System after checking with company logistic records of each transaction and after receiving approved purchase orders.
• Report any Documentation issues reported by Logistic / Freight Forwarders to the Vendors for timely solution.
• Make Monthly / Periodic reconciliation of Vendor Accounts immediately notifying any variances to the vendor and the management for corrective action.
• Reconciliation for Trade vendors done on a bi-monthly basis to ensure there is sufficient time to resolve issues if any before the month end and non- trade vendors reconciliation are done every month end.
• Notifying the vendor and the management of any additional cost involved on shipments, in order to minimize exposure of charges and unforeseen loss to the company.
• Vendor Payments to be processed as per each vendors credit terms without incurring any late payment charges and missing out on any vendor rebates
• Develop and maintain reports and files on the Accounts Payable processing.
• Review Import documents and ensure docs are approved and sent to the banks on time.
• Assist with month-end closing.
• Collect data and prepare monthly metrics.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Accounting
• Males Only
• Good command of English
• Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting principles and practices
• Excellent organizing abilities
• Excellent communication skills.
• Great attention to detail
• Confidentiality
• Time Management
• Good with numbers and figures and an analytical acumen
• Ability to work under pressure
• Presentable
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office and familiarity with relevant computer software.
• Deadline-Oriented
• Problem-solving skills