Accounts Payable Officer at Amaiden Energy Nigeria

Job Type: Contracts
Category: Management, Accounting and Administration
Job Nature: Full time

Description

• Ensure the SOX compliance of all processed FI invoices, that it falls within the scope of those approved by Management to be accorded such treatment.
• Posting of invoices in respect of invoice processing procedures for each Expense document: FI, MM, Custom duties and Tax liabilities (Royalties, Gas Flared and Capital Tax).
• Investigation and follow-up of non postable invoices overdue for payment, due to JPC, GR not created/properly created.
• Control each invoice to be validated to ensure that no duplicated entry has been registered into the accounting system.
• Initiate, and coordinate all necessary actions to be taken by other IMP/web cycle actors, Payment or General Accountants, Cost Controllers and if necessary Technical Departments for the regularization of all Expense Documents which could not be validated.
• Intensive follow -up with Cost Controllers, Technicians, JPC Creators/Releasers of outstanding invoices in IMP workflow.
• Respond to circularisation letters received from external auditors of vendors.
• Investigate and respond to vendors enquiries.
• Analyze open items in the GLs 401*and 42* to ensure prompt payments are made.
• Other duties as may be assigned from time to time by hierarchies.

Job Requirements

• B.Sc Accounting / Business related degree.
• 1-3yrs Work experience in an audit/accounting firm will be an added advantage
• Ability to use specialized accounting software and other Windows PC applications.
• Basic understanding of Oil and Gas Upstream operations.
• Highly developed inter personal skills, since job entails interactions (internally and externally)