Record to Pay & Purchase to Pay (RTR &PTP) Supervisor

People First Consult is currently looking for a Record to Pay & Purchase to Pay (RTR &PTP) Supervisor for one of its esteemed clients— one of the world’s leading logistics companies.

Position Details

Position: Record to Pay & Purchase to Pay (RTR &PTP) Supervisor

Reporting to: Country Finance Officer

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Contract Type: Regular

Job Purpose

Specializing in the management of all financial matters, whilst maintaining financial transparency and adherence to financial policies. Responsible for being a key RTR/PTP point of contact in Ethiopia, for support and advice in RTR & PTP matters, either directly or indirectly through the involvement of the accounting and controlling team, and shared services. Deliver all RTR & PTP activities following accounting principles and Corporate policies/Global Operating Model. This role is the second most senior finance role in Ethiopia.

Key Tasks

• Responsible for the finance function in the host country
• Responsible for ensuring timely and accurate month closing, production of management reports, and compliance with IFRS, regulatory, and accounting guidelines.
• Owner of external statuary accounts audit, Income Tax return & audit, VAT returns & audit, and other similar local compliance filings and audits.
• Generate Cost and Variance Analysis reports to support cost management in a timely and efficient manner.
• Supervise the LEAP tool data management, regular update & ensure compliance with IFRS guidelines.
• Supervise the Vendor Invoice booking in coordination with the MUSSC AP team, the periodic Vendor payment run by the MUSSC team.
• Liaise with MUSSC team to ensure the timely & accurate BS reconciliation every month.
• Manage Fixed Assets Verification and Accounting.
• Owns the end-to-end CRISP process in ET
• Verification and sign-off of monthly payroll data and ensuring its received in employees’ bank on time.
• Co-ordinate with Banks regarding inward and outward payments, bank guarantees, credit card arrangements, or any other relevant matters.
• Finance process owner of Cash AR (billed & collected), Custom Duty (billed & paid), and Bank Reconciliation (Bank Statement & Bank book).
• Organize and review payment runs so that payments are made within due dates.
• Review supplier age processes and action as required to clear outstanding amounts.
• Ensure debit balances on suppliers’ ledger is actively pursued and escalated and all invoices missed month-end AP cut-off are accrued to reflect true liabilities.
• Manage the end-to-end PTP process from PO to payment
• Ensure that all vendors’ information and related supporting documents are kept up to date and maintained. (VMD)
• Maintain and manage Bizagi, MUP, Basware Alusta, and similar systems. Support users through training or coaching for the accurate, efficient, and effective use of these applications.
• Review the creditors’ reconciliations every month to ensure that there are no long outstanding items. Ensure reconciling items are resolved timeously.

• Ensure Petty Cash reimbursements are correctly reconciled, processed, supported, and timeously paid.
• Address finance-related payroll accounting-related queries.
• Support/train/guide control owners where needed.
• Address deficient controls with relevant control owners.
• Understand and plan for internal audits with relevant stakeholders.
• Coordinate and drive closure of all internal audit findings.

Education & Experience

Education

• Qualified Accountant.
• Computer Skills, Advanced knowledge of MS Office, mainly MS Excel.
• Project management experience – preferred

Experience

• 5+ years’ experience in a similar role.
• Language Requirements – English – Mandatory (Intermediate / Advanced Level)

How to Apply

Please send your resume to careers@peoplefirstconsult.net using the job title as the subject.