Manuchar Trading: Accounts Payable Officer

Manuchar Trading House International Limited, a Chemical, Steel and Polymer supply company, is recruiting for Accounts Payable/Bookkeeping Officers

They would report to the Head, Finance and Accounts and carryout the following duties:

Roles:

1. Perform the day to day processing of accounts payable transactions to ensure that municipal finances are maintained in an effective, up to date and accurate manner.

Main Activities:


* Receive and verify invoices and requisitions for goods and services
* Verify that transactions comply with financial policies and procedures
* Prepare batches of invoices for data entry
* Enter data on invoices for payment
* Process backup reports after data entry
* Manage the weekly cheque run
* Record all cheques
* Prepare vendor cheques for mailing
* List all vendor cheques in the log book
* Prepare manual cheques as and when required
* Maintain list of accounts payable
* Maintain the general ledger
* Maintain updated vendor files and file numbers
* Print and distribute monthly financial reports

2.Complete payroll functions in order to ensure staff are paid in an accurate and timely manner.

Main Activities:

* Calculate salaries and benefits
* Verify pay amounts, deductions, etc.
* Verify coding and obtain signatures
* Batch payslips for data entry
* Data enter of payroll information
* Log in and distribute payslips
* Prepare and remit source deductions and payroll tax

3.Provide administrative support in order to ensure effective and efficient office operations

Main Activities:

* Maintain inventory files
* Maintain a filing system for all financial documents
* Ensure the confidentiality and security of all financial and employee files.
* Perform other related duties as required

Age Range : 23-27 years

Qualifications

* BSC or HND Accounting, or any Accounting related Course
* Professional Qualification is an added advantage

Experience

* knowledge of accounts payable, accounts receivable and maintaining general ledgers
* knowledge of payroll functions and procedures
* ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in preparing and entering financial and payroll information
* ability to maintain confidentiality concerning financial and employee files

Practical and Intellectual Skills and Strengths.

* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Team building skills
* Bookkeeping skills
* Analytical and problem solving skills
* Decision making skills
* Effective verbal and listening
* Communications skills
* Very effective organizational skills
* Effective written communications skills
* Computer skills including the ability to operate computerized accounting, spreadsheet and wordprocessing programs, and e- mail at a highly proficient level
* Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
* Stress management skills
* Time management skills

Disposition & Attitude.

* Be honest and trustworthy
* Be respectful
* Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity
* Be flexible
* Demonstrate sound work ethics

Performance Indicators

* Accurate data entry
* Prompt and fast action to resolve queries
* Accuracy of payments
* Estimated time for processing of invoices, payroll, etc.

Qualified candidates should send thier resumes to olasinmibo.zubair@manuchar.com