Overall responsible for the efficient management and smooth running of the accounts payable function including fixed assets accounting and the payment of all company invoices in a timely manner.

Accounts Payable function

• Handle full spectrum of accounts payable.
• Supervise and guide the accounts payable team to ensure compliance to accounting policies and standard operating procedures.
• Ensure purchases documents received are completed, properly approved and accounted in the accounting system in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ensure timely and accurate submission of WHT.
• Ensure complete compilation of agent commission and royalties records.
• Ensure month end and year end closing activities are completed within deadlines.
• Close liaison with GL team and follow up on bank reconciliation items.
• Approve creation of new vendors n Navision.
• Supervise and guide PO users and PO approvers on the Navision system.

Cash Flow Management

• Prepare monthly cash flow projections.
• Assist to manage cash flow efficiently.
• Close monitoring of funds to ensure sufficient funds are available for payment.
• Liaise with operations on expected cash collections and manage payment outstanding.

Management Reporting

• Ensure timely month and year end closing of AP subledger.
• Ensure expenses accounted are complete and accurate.
• Prepare relevant AP reports for month end closing and year end closing.
• Prepare relevant expenses variance analysis for management reports.
• Prepare and review monthly audit schedules.
• Prepare relevant data for board deck.

Forecasting/Budgeting

• Assist in preparing forecasts and budgets of direct cost and expenses, where applicable

Outsource vendor management

• Oversees the outsource vendor performance.
• Guide and ensure outsource vendor meet the daily/required deliverables.
• Provide feedback to the outsource vendor.
• Ensure Desk Top Process are updated regularly or when required.

Ensure compliance to Edutrust and Audit requirements in relation to:

• Payment Control processing.
• Regular review and updating of documents for Edutrust (CPE) requirements.
• Assist in audit process and liaise with external auditor for submission of audit request report.

Resolve operational issues and act as a business partner to various business units

• Correspondence and follow up on queries from both internal and external parties.

Fixed assets related matters

• Ensure fixed assets are accounted accurately and tagged appropriately when required.

Staff Management

• Motivate and lead the AP team including outsource team to improve and streamline processes.
• Conduct performance appraisals of the team and give guidance where necessary to develop and train the team.

Others

• Any other ad-hoc duties as required by the company from time to time.

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting (ACCA preferred) with 5-7 years of experience.
• Possess integrity and ability to exercise discretion in confidential matters.
• Meticulous, Proactive, independent and able to work under pressure.
• Good interpersonal skills to liaise with internal departments/trainers/vendors.
• Familiar with Navision or similar accounting system.
• Competency in MS Office particularly in Excel skills.
• Ability to multi-task and work in fast-paced environment and under tight deadlines.