Tuskys Chief Accountant (Payables) Job-July 2015

Chief Accountant – Payables

Department: Finance

Reports To: Chief Finance Officer

Supervision:
Payables Accountants
Accounts Assistant – Payables
Purpose: Payables manager is obliged to ensure that the company’s financial obligations are adequately met.
He/she holds a key function of compensating vendors for a smooth supply chain flow.

Being one of the major functions, he/she must portray strong leadership skills to his broad team.

Key Objectives

• Maintain accurate, complete and reconciled vendor records by timely posting of invoices and monthly reconciliations.
• Facilitate a seamless supplies flow by ensuring timely supplier payment that fairly matches to cost of sales.
• Ensure stable cash flows by preparation of weekly, monthly & yearly cash outflow plans.
• Achieve optimum staff productivity by implementing monthly performance measures.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage vendor accounts by ensuring a healthy vendor relations at all times
• Ensure all liability is timely and accurately recognized in the books.
• Ensure that supplier’s balances reconcile to the company books at all times.
• Schedule and Facilitate vendor payments and remittance advises
• Ensure all goods returned to vendors are timely and adequately recovered
• Ensure all company financial commitments are planned for and conveniently met
• Facilitate a smooth supply chain by ensuring timely payments for purchases.
• Ensure the company enjoys sufficient supplier’s credit by negotiating the optimum terms with vendors.
• Maintain a close match between bills payable and inventory position at all times.
• Minimizing adverse cash flow exposures by maintaining minimal prepayments.
• Maintaining a proper HQ petty-cash imprest system.
• Participate in preparation of weekly, monthly and yearly cash flows plans
• Monitoring and advising the management on critical liabilities by way of monthly Aging analysis.
• Perform all other duties that may be assigned by Management

Person Specifications

Academic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Financial Management/Business Administration
• Professional Qualifications:
• Certified Public Accountants (CPA-K) and a member of ICPAK
• Experience:
• 5-8 years in a similar capacity

Skills:

• Strong computing skills (MS-Office)
• Familiar with basic accounting packages
• Knowledge of daily accounting and strong internal controls

How to Apply

If you meet the above requirements send your CV to hr@tuskys.com.
Application deadline is Friday, 20th July 2015 at 5:00pm.
Late applications will not be considered.
All applicants must quote job ref on the subject line at the email.