Accounts Payable Officer
Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
Date Posted | October 20, 2022 |
Category |
Accounting
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Job Type |
Full-time
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Currency | KES |
Description
Henkel operates worldwide with leading brands and technologies in three exciting business areas: Laundry & Home Care, Beauty Care and Adhesive Technologies. Our success is built on constant innovation and people who strive for excellence. Working at Henkel is much more than just a job. It’s a passion. Have you got what it takes?
YOUR ROLE:
- Executes daily Purchase-to-Pay (PTP) operations in line with the relevant corporate standards and external regulations
- Implements invoice verification controls to ensure quality and proper documentation.
- Performs supplier ledger reconciliations on a monthly base
- Manages bank accounts as well as banking and foreign exchange transactions
- Acts as a point of contact for internal users and suppliers and ensures that all vendors are paid on time in line with payment terms
- Pro-actively supports month-end, quarterly and annual closing as well as external and internal audits.
- Handles all taxes validations and calculations on time and reconciles balances with revenue authorities and vendors
- Initiates approval process of supplier invoices in the workflow together with all statutory payments
- Focuses on the standardization of the process & tools
YOUR SKILLS:
- Bachelor’s Degree in finance, Accounting or similar field
- CPA(K) or equivalent professional accounting qualification preferred
- Min. 5 years work experience gained within a multinational corporate environment in the areas of accounts payable and general accounting
- Good understanding of accounting systems and concepts as well as general business
- Soft skills: Collaboration and teamwork, communication, complex problem solving, critical & systematic thinking, conflict management, Project and analytical skills, integrity, pro-active and positive attitude to change, stress-resistant.
- Advanced MS Office skills and working experience in SAP