The Accounts Payable Specialist/Officer is responsible for processing invoices, ensuring timely payments to vendors, and maintaining accurate accounts payable records. This role requires strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and knowledge of accounting principles.

I. Accounts Payable Officer

Monitoring and Supervision

• Ensures that AP Staff will comply with the payment terms of supplier to avail early payment discounts, on time payment, avoid penalties, disconnection of utilities and holding of deliveries.
• Ensures that AP staff will comply with the cut-off required by Treasury in the preparation of checks to avoid late payment
• Ensures that all types of invoices, request for payment and legal agreements will adhere to the company's policies and procedures
• Analyze and approve payment requests to ensure validity of expenses and accuracy of General Ledger Accounts being charged
• Ensures that AP Team will comply with the monthly FS Calendar set by the Accounting Manager.
• Supervises the timely reconciliation of vendor aging statements to minimize past due payables
• Reconcile and maintain the Liability Accounts- GRIR, Accounts Payable and Advances to Suppliers Aging Reports
• Submission of Monthly AP Balance Sheet Analysis
• Submission of Monthly RPT (Related Party Transactions

Strategic Planning

• Participating in system change related activities such as requirement gathering, solution validation, acceptance testing and user support
• Regularly communicates to internal and external customers, proposals to management for process improvement solution
• Participation/compliance with the internal and external audit requirements.

Qualifications:

To apply for the role, here are the requirements

• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's/College Degree in Accountancy or equivalent
• CPA is a plus but not required.
• At least 3 years of accounting experience; with significant experience with AP (Accounts Payable)
• Must be competent in interpreting financial data and make recommendations based on findings.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Willing to render overtime if needed
• Applicants must be willing to work in Paranaque City and Mandaluyong City.

Please refer to job description.