Accounts Payable Lead - at Zutari

Role responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Oversee and guide the accounts payable team, ensuring efficient processing of invoices and payments.
• Payment Processing & Reconciliation: Manage the end-to-end accounts payable process, from invoice post to payment execution, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Vendor Management: Maintain strong relationships with the business, addressing queries and resolving discrepancies promptly. Managing, reviewing and approving of vendor.
• Month-End Closing: Assist with month-end closing activities, including accruals and reconciliations.
• Compliance & Reporting: Ensure adherence to internal controls and external regulations, preparing necessary reports for line manager.
• Process Improvement: Identify and implement process enhancements to improve efficiency and accuracy within the role.

Minimum requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years in an accounts payable role, with at least 2 years in a leadership capacity.
• Proficiency in accounting software, Microsoft Office suite, with strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills; ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Strong accounting knowledge.

Skills, and characteristics (add if applicable)

• Successful candidate must have good communication skills and be able to take initiative.
• Must have a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Must have ability to actively manage and participate within a team to achieve group goals, as well as able to complete tasks independently.