AP & Payments Team Leader - French or Arabic Speaker

Job description / Role

Our multinational client in Dubai is currently looking for AP & Payments Team Leader - French or Arabic speaker.

Key Responsibilities:

* Ensure proper recording and verification of vendors invoices for goods and services.
* Ensure that all Invoices are processed and enclosed as per company's policies.
* AP & Payments Team Leader - French or Arabic speaker should maintain, analyse, and reconcile accounts payable ledger accounts, financial statements, and reports to ensure the financial data is correct.
* Forecasting and managing A/P cash flows to ensure adequate availability of cash for paying the vendors.
* Assuring root cause analysis (RCAs) of errors and non compliant invoices (NCIs) have been performed and corrective actions have been implemented to enhance the efficiency in the process.
* Proactively look for improvements to current processes in order to maintain productivity.
* Ensure equal allocation of work within team and efficiently manage daily volume of Invoices and supplier or staff queries.
* Prepare payment in ERP system as per the schedule so that all vendors are paid as per agreed terms
* Conduct audit checks to ensure the payments are booked to the correct vendor a/c
* Execution of payments in the Bank site with Zero defects/Duplicate payments to avoid cash leakage
* Resolve bank rejections to ensure all vendor payments are made as per agreed terms
* Perform Bank reconciliation activity to ensure the cash forecast and accurate
* Help desk - Handling payment related queries & resolving the outstanding invoices/expense reports
* Perform Supplier statement reconciliation to ensure the accounts are update
* Create urgent and non urgent payments to vendors and employees whenever required in the process
* Audit Checks and verify that transactions in Accounts Receivable process comply with financial policies and procedures.
* AP & Payments Team Leader - French or Arabic speaker partner with the team and management by quickly bringing issues to their attention, working to understand the root cause and offering potential solutions.
* Provide coordination for Associates and Senior Associates under supervision
* Prepare and report KPI related to the operational activity, as requested by Manager.

Requirements

Key Requirements:

* Minimum 6-8 years professional experience in P2P with 3-5 years in invoice process is a must
* Preference for degree in accounting
* Good written and spoken English
* Working knowledge in any ERP Applications like Oracle, SAP , Peoplesoft etc.
* Preference for candidates who can speak Arabic or French

About the Company

Robert Walters is one of the world's largest specialist professional recruitment consultancies with 53 offices spanning 24 countries.

We've helped thousands of professionals find permanent, contract and interim roles with leading global corporations, small to medium sized companies and innovative start ups. Our specialist recruitment focus includes: accountancy and finance, banking, engineering, operations, legal, IT, sales, marketing, procurement & logistics, HR and support/administration.