Accounts Payable Advisor

King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology is seeking a Finance Accountant to provide timely and accurate financial information to senior management, including SAP ERP system administration related to Finance activities, and to assist in developing Financial Operations functions. The role requires at least 5 years of accounting experience in a complex environment and a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.

SOCPA/ACCA/VAT Cert.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• 5+ years of accounting experience in a complex environment.
• Studying towards or membership of SOCPA, ACCA, VAT Cert. recommended.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial trend analysis and reporting to senior management.
• Consolidate and report aging analysis on selected accounts.
• Provide control reconciliations for designated accounts.
• Prepare management reports on financial issues for senior management.
• Maintain financial records in line with internal controls and governance.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

SAP ERP

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Company: King Abdullah University of Science & Technology

Job Purpose

Providetimelyandaccuratefinancial information to senior management including technical and functional support with SAP ERP system administration related to Finance activities.Assistin thedevelopmentFinancial Operation functions. Perform all duties regularly including financial businessintelligent(BI), aging reports, ensuring compliance with Finance Procedure and provides Accounts Payable services to clients such as invoice verification, paymentauthorizationand processing. Reconciliation of accounts payable ledgers toidentifyimproper charges,validatetransactionsand ensureaccurateandtimelypayment of amounts due.

Major Accountabilities

• Provide financial trend analysis, reporting and advice to senior management;
• Consolidateand report comprehensive aging analysis on selected accounts;
• Provide control account reconciliations for designated accounts;
• Prepare management presentation reports to senior management on relevant financial issues asappropriate;
• Ensure that proper financial reporting system and accounting records aremaintainedin accordance witha sound internal control and governance framework;
• Facilitate the successful system implementation and support ERP system in the finance operation;
• Collect business requirements on theaccountpayable activities.Identifycreative ways to eliminatenon valueadded steps and streamlining the process;
• Prepare andbe responsible forprepayment accounting, communicating with business managers asappropriate toensureaccuratereporting each period;
• Assistin working with the line manager to develop the business intelligence report to ensure that all types of account payable reports are available upon requests;
• Perform payment processes for all KAUST payments,maintainthe rejections and weekly bank reconciliation;
• Administer claim and P-cards payment processes and reconciliation;
• Maintain the Rejection, Advances and Retention payments,processand clearance;
• Generate monthly reports for aged liabilities, outstanding exceptions, GRIR, and vendor's statement of accounts;
• Respond to all vendor inquiries;
• Provides consistent, high-quality service,complying withService Level Agreements (SLA's) and Key Performance Indicators (KPI's), escalating to Management asappropriate;
• Fulfill operational needs, execute urgent requests, and handle multi-tasks upon request.

Personal Requirements

• Strong interpersonal skills including written and oral communication skills;
• Comfort dealing with ambiguity and the ability to work independently
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for communicating withUniversityproponents and management;
• Good planning and organizational skills to balance and prioritize work

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Studying towards or membership of a recognized international professional accounting body recommended (SOCPA, ACCA, VAT Cert.)

Experience

• A minimum experience of 5 years in accounting role in a complex environment;