Account Payable Officer Job at Archware Technologies international limited

Archware Tech Group is a result-driven tech company in Lagos, Nigeria, established to provide technological innovations that help improve the quality of work and lives of people across several business sectors. We are a team of creative thinkers that render excellent services that add value to you and your business. Our agile approach to problem-solving and strategic planning helps you build a better structure and achieve better results in your business.We provide technology-based innovative solutions ecosystems that automates, empowers and enables the growth of business across Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Account Payable Officer

Job Location: Maryland, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Summary of role objective

• We are looking for a skilled Accounts Payable officer who will be responsible for the financial processing of transactions for an organization.
• Duties include daily bookkeeping and record keeping, financial reporting and the preparation of tax records for financial audits.

Responsibilities

• Check the accuracy of invoices
• Input and code invoices to the cost center
• Process due invoices for payment
• Match Invoices with Purchase Order (if applicable)
• Send invoices to the Manager for payment approval
• Schedule pay runs based on standard company payment terms
• First point of contact with Debtors chasing payment of invoices
• Verify and process employee expense claims and manage the approval and payment process
• Update and maintain vendor database in a timely manner
• Perform reconciliations including supplier statement reconciliations, credit card reconciliations and more
• Support the month-end process by providing supporting documentation for month-end journals
• Report on Aged Payables plus other ad hoc reporting where applicable
• Identify improvements to the accounts payable process
• Analyzing workflow processes
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with new and existing vendors
• Ensuring bills and payroll are paid in a timely and accurate manner while adhering to departmental procedures
• Comparing purchase orders, prices, terms of payment and other charges
• Processing transactions and performing accounting duties such as account maintenance, recording entries and reconciling books of accounts.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Preparation of financial reporting and tax records for financial audits.

Qualifications
Minimum Educated level:

• Second-class lower (2:2) University Degree or its equivalent in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.

Core Competencies:

• Excellent research and record-keeping skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Numerical skills
• Strong logical reasoning
• Attention to details
• Organizational skills
• A mathematical background
• A high degree of accuracy.
• Strong customer service skills
• Ability to calculate and manage accounting figures.
• Basic understanding of accounting principles.
• Comfort working with budgets, payroll, revenue, and forecasting.
• An ability to prioritize and manage expectations
• An ability to work independently
• The ability to communicate articulately and efficiently with other people within the company
• Data entry skills along with a knack for numbers
• Ability to work as part of a broader team
• Intermediate computer software skills, including Excel and Accounting packages.

Person Specification:

• Maximum of three(3) years of relevant experience
• Age Limit: 35 years
• Tenacious and persistent
• Flexible and adaptable
• Personable and able to persuade and influence others
• Innovative and Pragmatic
• Smart and trainable
• Confident and courteous
• Ability to maintain a professional appearance and provide a positive company image to the public on the job.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: njoku_joe@yahoo.com using the Job position as the subject of the mail.