Payables Accountant at Wrigley
Summary: Our client Wrigley is a recognized leader in confections with a wide range of product offerings including gum, mints, hard and chewy candies, and lollipops.
Wrigley’s world-famous brands – including EXTRA®, ORBIT®, DOUBLEMINT®, JUICY FRUIT®, and 5™ chewing gums, as well as confectionery brands SKITTLES®– create simple pleasures for consumers every day.
It is a subsidiary of the MARS Incorporated Company, a global leader in the chocolate and pet-food categories and one of the largest privately owned businesses.
As a result of our continued growth,we are seeking to recruit a Payables Accountant. This position will report to the Finance Manager- East Africa.
Job Purpose: The Accountant is responsible for providing financial and administrative support through processing of accounts payables transactions in order to ensure effective, efficient and accurate financial and administrative operations.
Principal Accountabilities
- Responsible for capturing vendor invoices in the SAP system
- Filing of VAT returns to Kenya Revenue Authority as per the due dates
- Responsible for reconciliation and clearing of vendor accounts
- Maintenance of general ledger reconciliation for payroll accounts
- Closely monitor advance payments to vendors and clearing of the same.
- Closely monitor one time vendors and advice Finance Manager on the periodic status.
- Prepare the hedge reports on a quarterly basis and also book hedges on a quarterly basis as per the IFCO
- Update weekly cash flow on share point every Monday as per the global deadline
- Help finance manager forecast year end AP balances and accruals, on a periodic basis
- Perform any other duty as directed by the Manager
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in commerce (preferable)
- CPA III
- Have at least two years experience in a FMCG company.
- Have excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- A proactive and results oriented individual
- Good computer knowledge on Ms Excel, word, office among others
- Ability to follow up issues through and high level of confidentiality
How to Apply:
Send your application including a cover letter indicating your desire to work with our client; a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a daytime phone contact, email address, and the names of three professional referees by end of day Friday 6th March 2015 to:
Adept Systems
Management Consultants
P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100
Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Please note that we do not charge fees for receiving or processing job applications.
