Accounts Payable

Key Responsibilities:

• Check and account for all items received at the hotel, by examining source documents such as, purchase orders, receiving records, invoices, delivery notes, ongoing shipment and suppliers’ credit memorandums etc.
• Prepare vouchers, including cost distributions for all suppliers’ invoices and credit memos. Ensure such vouchers are posted into the accounting system on a daily basis.
• Provide necessary output requirements, documentation, and authorization for bank transfer data.
• Prepare cheques for all payments (other than payroll) and forward the cheques, vouchers and all supporting documents for relevant review and approval.
• Reconcile supplier’s monthly statements with the hotel’s accounts payable records.
• Maintain adequate and up-to-date files for accounts payable records (invoices and payments).
• Raise and record manual cheques for urgent payments.
• Ownership of the Accounts Payable module, including the general parameters of the system and supplier account maintenance.
• Prepare and take responsibility on balance confirmation and statement reconciliation with suppliers
• Monitor pre-payments, advances to suppliers and postdated cheques thereby maintaining proper records for tracking purposes.
• High level of coordination with the Financial Accountant and be able to provide details or list of necessary relevant accruals or provisions to be made for services or goods received , but not yet accounted for during the month.

Requirements:

• Accounting Degree
• Mandatory hands on experience with independently handling the payable function of a large volume organization, preferably within the hospitality industry.
• Efficient management of accurate and timely payment of dues and Invoices.
• Very good coordination with vendor / supplier representatives
• Numerical and Analytical skills
• Proficient in English
• Proficient in Microsoft applications
• Knowledge of SUN Financial systems
• Exposure to an Inventory management system would be advantageous