The Accounts Payable officer reports to the Accounts Payable Supervisor and is responsible and accountable for:
1. Ownership of shared inbox query escalations
2. Invoice processing of complex accounts
3. Review of supplier reconciliations
4. Weekly banking payment upload
5. Bank reconciliation clearing review
6. Supplier bank account change and update verification
7. Manage timeliness of supplier invoice approvals
8. General Ledger journals
9. Processing of credit card reconciliations including assisting with the Business Travel Account
10. Relationship building with internal and external stakeholders
11. Assisting with annual audit queries
12. Adhoc queries as required
Skills
13. Use general technical or subject matter knowledge to contribute to deliverables
14. Escalate work related problems or queries as appropriate to ensure timely and swift resolutions
15. Strong problem-solving abilities
16. Follow prevailing authorization processes, policies and practices for all aspects role
17. Ability to prioritise to meet multiple deadlines
18. Work effectively within the team
19. Build successful and effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
20. Be a keen participant in own career development, including contributing to appraisals and development plans.
21. Respond to team or internal client queries in an accurate, effective and timely manner
Education/Training/Qualifications
22. Minimum 2-3 years accounts payable experience in a similar role
23. High attention to detail and accurate data entry
24. Strong and effective communication skills
25. Intermediate Excel and Microsoft Office skills
26. Previous experience working in a professional services environment (highly regarded)
Who Are We
As the world’s leading sustainability consulting firm, ERM is uniquely positioned to contribute to the environment and society through the expertise and energy of our employees worldwide.
Sustainability is what we do, and is at the heart of both our service offerings and how we operate our business. For our people, our vision means attracting, inspiring, developing and rewarding our people to work with the best clients and on the biggest challenges, thus creating valuable careers.
We achieve our vision in a sustainable manner by maintaining and living our ERM values that include Accountability, Caring for our People, Client Focus, Collaboration, Empowerment, and Transparency.