Account Payables Officer at Peniel Apartments

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION

Accounts payable personnel specialize in recording, organizing and paying bills that are owed by the organization they work for. Usual tasks include posting transaction details in accounting software, assuring all revolving accounts are up to date and coding financial documents.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Keep Track of all payments and expenditures, including Payroll, Purchase order, invoices, statements etc.
• Oversees all finance and accounting books and records.
• Assemble, review and verify invoices and check requests.
• Prepare invoices up for payment.
• Enter and upload invoices into Sage
• Prepare and process electronic transfers and payments.
• Post transactions and other records on Sage
• Monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date.
• Correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries.
• Processing incoming invoices and paying the business suppliers.
• Ensure update schedule of PAYE, Pension and other statutory regulators (NSITF, ITF, and PENCOM).
• Raise Local Purchasing Order for staff traveling for official assignment to travel agents and follow up on booking and purchase of the same with travel agents.
• Work to ensure the payment of statutory obligations e.g., AMAC, AEPB, AEDC
• Writing to, visiting AEDC office for extension of deadline when the bill cannot be paid lump sum.
• Prompt responding to correspondences from government agencies & ministries
• Other duties that may be assigned by the management.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

• A bachelor’s degree in ACCOUNTING

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 4 years professional experience in similar role.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Proven work experience as a Finance Officer or similar role
• Solid knowledge of financial and accounting procedures
• Experience using accounting software, such as Xero
• Knowledge of financial regulations
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong ethics, with an ability to manage confidential data
• Good knowledge of Microsoft word, Excel and Power Point
• Resourcefulness
• Personal integrity and high work ethical standards
• Adaptability
• Resilience
• Honest and Integrity

WORKING CONDITIONS

DAYS OF WORK

 7 days with 2 days off in a week.