Senior Account Payable Officer at AT Ghana

Job Function

The successful candidate will join our Finance Department as a Senior Accounts Payable Officer, reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager. This role involves managing vendor relationships and maintaining full ownership of accounts payable operations, including invoice booking and vendor payments.

Key Responsibilities

• Enforce internal controls around invoice approval, prevention of invoice duplication, and segregation of duties
• Validate invoices and initiate processing after thorough checks
• Ensure adherence to accounting policies and external regulatory requirements (e.g., VAT, withholding tax compliance where applicable)
• Verify appropriate approvals and compliance with company policy
• Maintain schedules of prepayment invoices and retirement applications
• Supervise vendor reconciliation and follow up to close all open issues
• Manage payroll reconciliation and closure of open items
• Advise payment officers on invoices to process based on approved cash flow and invoice due dates
• Manage staff expense claims, cash advances, and expense retirement
• Ensure all accounts payable transactions are posted before closing deadlines
• Contribute to ERP upgrades and new system implementations
• Support audit requests with proper documentation and analysis
• Perform additional tasks as assigned by the Accounts Payable Manager

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree from a recognized university with emphasis in Accounting or a related business field
• ACCA or CA – Final level qualification
• At least 4 years of relevant work experience, preferably in a multinational setting

Core Competencies

Team player with strong analytical and organizational skills