• Application Deadline:
• Position: Accounts Payable Officer (Local - within Nigeria)


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 3 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Finance / Accounting / Audit 
  

Location: Lagos Island, Lagos

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Purpose

• To ensure that all authorized Vendor invoices are processed timely.


• Keep track of disputed invoices, highlighting reason and possible measure in getting it closed.


• Give relevant advice and guide with respect to streamlining ERP & other IT systems (as it affects invoice processing) to ensure that minimum manual intervention is required, checks and controls are automated, and invoice processed timely.

Major Job Responsibilities

• Ensure timely processing of all invoices


• Ensure proper accounting leading to improvement in bookkeeping in line with Local & Group Policies and Procedures.


• Liaising with the procurement team, ensuring that the company has maintained proper contracts with all vendors.


• Ensure that invoices from all contracts are with proper documentation and are in accordance with agreed terms and conditions.


• Review Suppliers’ aging analysis & due for payment reports to ensure prompt payment to suppliers in line with stated terms and conditions.


• Prepare monthly variance analysis on cost items.


• Ensure accounting system is up to date with all transactions.


• Ensure monthly review and documentation of changes to supplier master data.


• Reconciliation of Goods received not invoices account.


• Ensure appropriate approvals are received on invoices, which must fully align with the relevant authority matrix


• Review long outstanding Purchase Orders and follow up with procurement on their status.


• Review and report cases of duplicate invoices.


• Prepare monthly cost accruals (where necessary)


• Prepares vendor statements & reconciliations


• Any other tasks given by the Accounting Manager/CFO

Critical Success Factors

• Achieve and maintain all finance and terminal KPIs.


• Project milestones related to Finance are achieved and having no delays

Qualifications & Experiences

Education:

• Degree in Accounting or a similar field


• Minimum of 3 years Accounts Payable experience.


• Requires sufficient understanding of various accounting concepts to review and interpret accounting data.


• Must have relevant experience with using MS Office and ERP system.


• Basic knowledge of the shipping industry and port business.

Skills:

• Good communication skills with the ability to communicate across the organization.


• Capable of handling multiple tasks.


• Ability to work under pressure with constant change of priorities.


• Must be able to handle matters of the company’s business with confidentiality and integrity.


• Ability to work with a team and also make good decisions with minimal supervision.

Major Competencies:

• Adaptability: Flexibility in dealing with change and overcoming obstacles in meeting job requirements.


• Analysis: Locating or extracting relevant information that is critical to problem solving.


• Assertiveness: Confidence in expressing an opinion or requirement even when challenged.


• Decisiveness: Evaluating information or situations, assuming the risks, and making judgements.


• Quality-focused: Supporting the needs of product and service excellence.


• Verbally skilled: Presenting ideas or information to an individual or to a diverse group.


• Team-focused: Working with a group in utilizing all its resources to achieve maximum performance.


• Versatility: Adapting one's social or work style to meet the needs of the current environment.