Responsibilities:
- Lead the accounts payable team.
- Responsible for the operational management of the Accounts Payable function.
- Ensuring all invoices are processed on time, organizing supplier payment runs and managing month end deadlines.
- Reviewing creditors' reconciliations and resolving issues giving rise to invoice queries.
- Liaising with cross functional teams on query resolution, process and system improvements.
- Responsible for the review and approval of all weekly payment runs ensuring SOX compliance.
- Ongoing review of system and processes with implementation of process improvements.
- Performance Management of Accounts Payable team.
- Recruitment, training and retention of Accounts Payable staff.
- Motivate and guide AP team members in their daily duties to ensure all invoices are processed in a timely manner.
- Develop team members into future leaders.
- Interacts with internal and external auditors and participates in occasional auditing projects or provides information and access to accounting records as required.
- Develops and/or conduct training programs.
- Maintains confidentiality of all accounting and financial records.
- Performs functions associated with monthly financial closing.
- University Degree with a Chartered Accountancy or Cost Accountancy degree.
- Minimum 2 years multinational experience with at least 3 years of hardcore finance and accounting experience.
- Strong knowledge of multi-national payable processes.
- Experience with remote office accounts payable processes.
- Knowledge and experience of Sarbanes Oxley regulations.
- Self starter with excellent communication skills.
- Oracle Financials experience is desirable.
- Flexible and a team player with superior attention to detail.
- Good People management skills.
- Experience in SLA driven environment with ability to work under pressure.
- Process transition experience will be added advantage.
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedures.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, vendors, and others both inside and outside Google.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Basic word processing and strong Excel spreadsheet skills.
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