Job Summary:
- As a Accounts Payable Assistant for Colgate Palmolive East Africa you´ll be responsible for to providing financial and administrative support for the organization. Verifying invoices against purchase orders for correctness, processing and allocating any variances within 2 days from receipt. Preparing vendor reconciliations for all vendors that provide monthly statements. Preparing monthly AP GL control reconciliations by the 10th of every month, running a GR/IR report monthly by country and distributing it by the 10th of every month highlighting overdue PO’s that require investigation.
Job Responsibilities:
- Effect payment to all local/intercompany/foreign vendors.
- Perform invoice verification on all invoices received from suppliers.
- Communicate with various departments within the company to resolve queries and problems.
- Communicate with various suppliers to obtain outstanding documentation.
- Collate the necessary documentation so that the payment to the supplier can be processed.
- Reconcile payment proposed in the supplier’s statement on Excel.
- Prepare and submit month-end reports.
- Prepare balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly basis.
- Inter-company balancing between sister subsidiaries on a monthly basis.
Required Qualifications:
- Degree in Finance or equivalent field
- CPA qualification from section 3 is a must
Knowledge Skills & Abilities:
- Min 2 years working experience in Finance
- Analytical mindset with attention to detail.
- Flexibility and adaptability to work in a dynamic environment.
- Ability to thrive under pressure and meet targets.
- Innovative approach with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
- Excellent interpersonal abilities.
- Demonstrated leadership skills.
- Effective presentation skills.
- Fluency in spoken and written English.
- Results-oriented mindset.
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