Accounts Payable Accountant at Tatu City Limited

Accounts Payable Accountant at Tatu City Limited – Tatu City Limited Kenya Job Details

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Accounts Payables Accountant to process suppliers’ payments by performing supplier payment reconciliations and processing invoices/credit notes.

Key responsibilities:

• Performing day-to-day financial transactions, including verifying, and recording accounts payable data.
• Review documents and transactions to ascertain compliance, accuracy, and reasonableness of the transactions.
• Ensure all financial transactions are properly and timely updated and recorded.
• Timely processing of payments.
• Assist in the finance end-month closure process.
• Balance sheet reconciliations ensure that the balance sheet accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis and those reconciling items are resolved.
• Receiving and matching invoices, purchase orders and goods received note.
• Verifying prices and amounts received with invoices to ensure proper payments to vendors.
• Entering invoices into the accounts payable system.
• Follow up and resolve any outstanding invoices disputed in the statements.
• Working with procurement and other departments to obtain proper documentation for invoices.
• Ensure real time supplier reconciliation against statements.
• Preparing payment voucher after ensuring proper documentation and approval on timely basis.
• Maintain proper filling of documents and maintain proper records.
• Regularly review and reconcile vendor accounts.
• Ensure Petty cash posting and reconciliation.
• Provide accurate and timely reports as required by management for monitoring payables key performance indicator.
• Ensure timely preparation of daily payments reports.
• Create and promote a positive work environment within finance team.

REQUIREMENTS

Hard skills and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• At least 3 years of experience in a similar role
• CPA finalist
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Proficiency in Accounting software (e.g. QuickBooks)