Job Description
We are seeking to hire a dedicated, organized, and efficient “ Accounts payable Manager North Africa f / m ” to join our team in this role, you will work closely to coordinate and complete position tasks as follow :
1 / Ensure on-time-payment of Intercompany and 3rd party vendors for legal entities in North Africa region :
- Supervise invoice reception and posting in SAP,
- Follow up from posting to payment by driving resolution of obstacles, i.e. missing internal approvals, faulty bank details in master data or lack of documentation for authorities / banks,
- Regular sensibilization of organization regarding crucial contributions in P2P process,
- Drive the organization (inside and outside of A / P team) towards 0 overdue.
2 / Leadership of A / P team to enable a motivated, skilled and high performing team :
Operational steering of day-to-day activities in A / P area to reach department KPIs,Competence management of A / P team as well as hands-on guidance in operational topics in order to enable team members to learn and grow and drive business,Being role model with regard to company values and leadership.3 / Maintain high quality of vendor accounts :
Ensure full reconciliation with intercompany and 3rd party vendors,Ensure high quality analysis of vendor accounts, i.e. debitor vendors,High quality invoice posting in correct GL accounts with correct tax codes,Analysis, setup and release of accruals,Analysis & update of vendor master data.4 / Ensuring adherence to local regulations and group directives in area of A / P :
Implementation of changes in central directives into local accounting processes,Compliance with local regulations,Ensure proper archiving as per local regulations and internal agreements.5 / Stakeholder management (vendors, auditors, internal business partners) :
Close collaboration with GL team and auditors to contribute to successful year end closing by providing high quality A / P data and analysis according auditor requests,Follow-up of intercompany and 3rd party vendor claims by ensuring timely responses and payment as well as root cause analysis to continuously improve processing,Follow-up with purchasing team to ensure proper end to end purchase to pay process by providing guidance and ensuring good vendor relationship management,Close cooperation with logistics team to optimize and ensure the quality of import process with proper documentation and archiving.6 / Continuous improvement of A / P processes in cooperation with central teams and local teams :
Increase automatization and digitalization in A / P processes,Review existing processes and designing & implementation of process improvements,Use & further development of tools to steer day to day activities of A / P team,Launch and drive improvement projects, i.e. Autoposting,Improvement of department KPIs.Qualifications
Master in Finance / Controlling,Good knowledge in accounting standards, local GAAP and IFRS,Minimum 6 years experience in area of A / P, thereof min. 3 years as A / P Manager (additional experience in other accounting areas appreciated),High level of SAP experience,Empathic leader,Analytic and target oriented,Stress resistant.