Senior Accounts Payable Assistant

Purpose of the Job

To support the Finance Controller in ensuring the company is complying with all the Tax Laws.

Key Responsibilities

• Track outgoing payments
• Maintain records
• Verify expense reports
• Review vendor and service provider agreements
• Negotiate with vendors and service providers to secure discounts
• Track and pay sales and use tax
• Pay vendors and service providers
• Reconcile statements and payment records
• Ensure payment credits are applied correctly
• Correspond with vendors regarding billing and payments
• Resolve discrepancies and issues with vendors
• Reconcile account statements to ensure accuracy
• Analyze accounts
• Prepare reports
• Streamline the payment process
• Preparing and filing of MSME returns.
• Assist with audits
• Assist with Gst and Income Tax Notices. 

• Assisting during month-end closures and MIS.
• Cost analysis & providing explanations for variances.
• Completion of ad hoc requests and working on ad hoc projects when required

Knowledge, Skills + Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• 2+ years of experience in accounts payable or related financial role
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and practices
• Proficiency in financial software and tools
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Practical experience in compliance with the GST & Income Tax Act, 1961, with a multi-location setup. 
• Good understanding of general accounting processes.
• Excellent numeracy skills.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Having Knowledge of SAP would be an added advantage. 
• Pro-active
• Self-motivated
• Task-focused
• Problem solver
• Confident
• Team Player
• Reliable
• Good attention to detail
• Can do attitude 
• Client focus - Naturally builds and maintains rapport with clients.  Implicitly understands HH’s business environment and organisation and provides a prompt and efficient approach to sales ledger activities.
• Financial acumen- Is financially aware. Is comfortable dealing with sales ledgers with a sense of urgency.
• Quality and operational excellence - Demonstrates a commitment to quality
• Team working - Works collaboratively in pursuit of team goals.  Shares information and ideas with others and is willing to sacrifice own needs to achieve wider team or organisational objectives when necessary.
• Effective communications - Can establish effective working relationships with clients and colleagues and deal with them assertively when required. Should have a good understanding of written and spoken English.
• Planning and organizing - Takes a logical and systematic approach to work
• Operational Decision-making - Follows procedures and provides verifiable information
• Change Orientation - Accepts new approaches. Takes a flexible approach to work and encourages others to do so.
• Judgement - Makes rational, realistic reasoning and acts accordingly within the limits of the role.
• Conformity with legal, regulatory and business compliance requirements - Liaises with stakeholders to ensure that actions and transactions comply with procedural requirements and operates within HH policy.

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