• Application Deadline:
• Position: Account Payable Officer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Lagos


• City Ikeja


• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  

Job Summary

• An Account Payable Officer is responsible for the financial, administrative and clerical support of Eye Foundation Hospital.


• He/she is in charge of making payments owed by the company to suppliers and other creditors, paying vendor invoices or bills, and recording the company’s short-term debts.

Responsibilities

• Post business transactions, process invoices, verify financial data for use in maintaining accounts payable records


• Provide other clerical support necessary to pay the obligations of the organization


• Maintain meticulous records of outstanding payables


• Ensure the accuracy of an organization’s financial documents for payment, auditing and tax purposes


• Protect businesses against unintentional overpayment


• Practice effective monitoring to ensure payments are made to vendors in a timely manner


• Clarify any questionable invoice items, prices or receiving signatures


• Assemble and review invoices to be completed for payment


• Maintain copies of vouchers, invoices or correspondence necessary for files


• Type periodic reports and other records


• Obtain proper information and/or data regarding invoice payments


• Check vendor files for any previous payments and assign voucher numbers


• Prepare vouchers listing invoice number, date, vendor address, item description, amounts and coding per accounting policies and procedures


• Reconcile bank statements


• Input daily bookkeeping and record keeping


• Verify invoices against purchase orders and ensure goods or services were received before issuing payment to vendors.

Skills and Competencies:

• Analytical skills


• Detail oriented and organized


• Computation skills


• Leadership abilities


• Written and oral communication skills


• Problem solving skills.