Payables Accountant at HCS Affiliates Group

PAYABLES ACCOUNTANT

Our Client, a leading Tours & Travel Company seeks to recruit a Payable Accountant who will ensure that the supplier accounts are handled professionally. The role holder will also be responsible for the provision of timely, accurate, and efficient control of invoice processing, bill payments, and expense analysis.

KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for Bookings of supplier’s invoices, reconciliation of statements and payments within agreed timelines
• Ensure Cheques are properly written, and signed as per the bank-set time frames and remittance advice is availed
• Update and maintain a database of payables contacts with name, telephone, e-mail, and fax for all suppliers.
• Establish and maintain proper correspondence with the clients to ensure that Credit facilities with the creditors are not revoked
• Ensure that all reconciling or disputed items with suppliers are conclusively resolved with support from the Line Manager where necessary
• Ensure that non-BSP airlines are strictly paid as per the set credit terms with full reconciliations.
• Analyzing all balances in accounts payables
• Prepare and present Accounts payable schedule to management on a weekly basis, for prioritizing payments.
• Filing and custody of transaction documents
• Ensuring withholding tax ADMs are properly adjusted.
• To perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Management from time to time

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance or any related field from a recognized university
• At least CPA Part 3

Work experience

A minimum of 5 years working experience in a similar position. Experience in a busy travel agency office will be an added advantage

Skills

• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Have the ability to work independently as well as a team.
• Attention to detail and highly numerical
• Effective multi-tasking skills, with the ability to co-ordinate, prioritise and organize workload, and meet deadlines