Accounts Payable Accountant at HBM Nigeria Plc (Formerly Lafarge)

About the role

The role is primarily responsible for processing invoices and issuing payments.

What you'll be doing

• Review all invoices for appropriate documentation approval prior to payment.
• Process 3-way PO matching invoices
• Prioritise invoices according to payment terms
• Process payment request
• Reconcile all vendor accounts before payments are made
• Manage suppliers / invoice discrepancy.
• Ensure smooth account closing and pre-closing process.
• Ensure periodic reconciliation of key suppliers account.
• Maintain good customer relationship and focus with suppliers.
• Ensure payments are made in line with the payment terms agreed with suppliers.
• Generate payment reports and all such reports that provide transparency on settlement and status of invoices.
• Respond to all vendor enquiries
• Respond swiftly to suppliers’ queries.
• Attend to and resolve all invoice discrepancies and discrepancies with suppliers.
• Manage all invoice processes, receiving every invoice from vendors, and matching these to the purchase order made.
• Confirm that all items are received and properly invoiced.
• Ensure timely payment of vendor invoices and expense vouchers
• Provide supporting documents for audits
• Ensure strict compliance to internal controls guiding the job role

Who you'll work with

• Sales, number of people, budget, volumes, etc.:
  • List of direct reports: 
• Key interfaces, stakeholders and relationships:
  • Internal to the team
    • Accounts Payable Manager
  • External to the team
    • All payment initiating units
    • Plant Control section of finance
    • Tax section of finance
    • Treasury section of finance
    • Internal Audit
  • External to the organization
    • Suppliers
    • Contractors

What we are looking for 

Education/qualifications/skills

• B.sc / HND (Accounting/Social sciences)
• ACA /, ACCA (added advantage)
• 5 years post NYSC working experience with minimum of 2 years on similar role.

Technical / Functional Skills:

• Good knowledge of an ERP environment – ideally JDE or SAP
• Understanding and correct application of VAT regulations with FIRS
• Understanding and correct application of WHT regulations with FIRS
• Internal controls
• Sound knowledge of a standard accounts payable process
• MS-Excel Knowledge
• Good presentation skills for educating external clients on company policies and procedures

Behavioral Competence:

• Personal and intra-personal Communication skills
• Customer focus
• Good analytical skills
• Confidentiality Good integrity and ethics
• Trustworthiness

Leadership and managerial abilities:

• Leadership potential
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to pay attention to details and accuracy
• Organizing and prioritizing