Accounts Payable Accountant - WorldAware

We, WorldAware are searching for a skilled accounts payable specialist to join our accounts payable team to help process invoices, track, and record payments in an accurate, efficient, and timely manner.

Essential Duties / Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all supplier invoices are valid and captured accurately, completely and timeously in the accounting system
• Reconciliation of supplier accounts to statement
• Review invoices for appropriate approval documentation prior to payment
• Setting up supplier payment runs ready for authorization
• Ensure all supplier payments are captured accurately and matched to the relevant supplier and/or GL account
• Administer the credit card accounts and ensure that all receipts are matched to the monthly statements
• Monthly VAT submissions and reconciliations
• File all processed documentation, payments made, and supplier reconciliations timeously
• Clear, concise and courteous engagement with suppliers to obtain supplier statements and resolve all queries or disputes
• Assist with audit related queries and other requests on an ad-hoc basis
• Other finance duties as required

Experience and Qualification requirements:

• Minimum requirement: Matric and any relevant bookkeeping / accounting qualification
• A minimum of 3-5 years continuous accounts payable experience in a high-volume environment
• Good understanding of reconciliations, matching and accounting
• Excellent Excel skills and familiarity with standard accounting software
• Foreign exchange experience highly advantageous

Skills / Abilities:

• Adaptability; this role is expected to change as the business and finance team evolves – you should be ready to embrace new challenges
• Outgoing with good interpersonal skills as you will liaise closely with colleagues in the UK and US finance team and will need a confident telephone manner when dealing with suppliers
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle high transaction volume
• Able to work both independently and collaboratively