Procure to Pay Team Leader (Arabic or/and French Speaking)

Averda International

Dubai, UAE

Ref: KP190-65

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

As an Accounts payable Team Leader you will be responsible for the migration of the work stream into a Shared Service Center globally. You will be accountable for timely and accurately processing of Invoice processing, employee expenses and payment process for all Averda entities.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Ensure proper recording and verification of vendors invoices for goods and services. This will support timely and adequate responses to vendor queries.
- Ensure vendor invoices are accurately scanned, coded, and routed for approval so that all Invoices are processed and enclosed as per Averda policies.
- Maintain, analyze, 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 batches 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
- Helpdesk - 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.
- 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 OTC Manager.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES/SUCCESS CRITERIA:
- Meeting and exceeding the Key process indicators and Service Level Agreements assigned for the team

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
- Fast typing & data entry skills
- Extensive Knowledge in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
- Working knowledge in any ERP Applications like Oracle, SAP , Peoplesoft etc.
- Preference for candidates who can speak Arabic or/ and French

COMPETENCIES:
- Drive for Results
- Adaptability
- Interpersonal skills & Communication
- Innovation & Continuous Improvement
- Planning & organizing
- Solution Generation & Decision Making
- Reliability
- Self-Commitment & Motivation
- Team Building
- Team Coordination
- Self-Development
- Managing Diversity
- Customer Focus
- Developing &Supervising Direct Reports
- Functional expertise

About the Company

Averda is the leading provider of waste management services to emerging markets. For over 35 years, Averda has been continuously improving living and working environments for millions of people by providing effective and transformative city cleaning and waste management services.

Averda was built on the idea that clean streets are one of the cornerstones of growth and prosperity, delivering safer, healthier environments for communities to flourish.

As urban populations continue to boom across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Averda is uniquely placed to work with fast-growing countries to develop long-term and sustainable waste management solutions for cities and expanding urban centres.

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