Lead - Accounts Payable - Accounting

Company Description

Sutherland is seeking a reliable and detail-oriented person to join us as Associate Account Payable - Accounting. We are a group of driven and hard-working individuals. If you are looking to build a fulfilling career and are confident you have the skills and experience to help us succeed, we want to work with you!

Job Description

Associates in this role get to:

• Executing Accounts Payable related activities: which includes invoice processing, payments processing, Vendor maintenance and query resolution.
• Processing of invoices: In any ERP like PeopleSoft or tool like Ariba.
• Processing AP related Journal: Entries based on the supporting documents. Handle exception management: In the workflow and clear the same. Handle calls and Queries from the vendors. Vendor set up: Adding, editing or deleting/closing vendor information.
• Preparation of payment details: Load payment due data in to bank platform.
• To prepare payments schedule and ensure the prompt payment preparation accordingly.
• To prevent any risk of double payment by stamped all documents “paid” once payment approval process is completed.
• Take initiative to ensure: Cross training/ self-learning is completed as per the goals assigned. 
• Attend to all internal huddles: For process updates. 
• Take ownership: Prepare journal entries for adjustments and corresponding accounting recconciliations. Handle PO exceptions 
• Be efficient: manage time and keep track of multiple schedules. 
• Strenghthen Relationship: develope trust and professional rapport with employees and team members; work as a team-player. Develop contacts outside immediate work area for such purposes as obtaining, verifying, or providing information concerning accounting documents.
• Monthly Accounting analisys and reports ad-hoc.
• Assist in Month end closing with accurate posting and accrual of all expenses.and support other accounting areas as required. 
• Ensure legitimacy of Accounts Payable ledger and General Ledger. Assist for review of General Ledger and accuracy of data there in. 
• Collecting all Tax Certificates and statutory documentation required from vendors.
• Monitor Provision accounts on monthly basis and ensure all bills are received in time from all departments and vendors.
• Monitoring Advances and following up vendors/employees for bills or refund.
• To perform all Accounts Payable sub-ledger bookings and to verify that Accounts Payable sub-ledger and General Ledger balances are matching.

Qualifications

Our most successful candidates will have:

• A customer-oriented attitude, handling first level of communications and issues
• Capacity to efficiently manage time and keep track of multiple schedules,
• Have good verbal and written communication skills;
• Pro-active attitude in developing trust and professional rapport with employees and team members; work as a team-player
• Candidate must possess at least a bachelor’s Degree / Professional Degree in Finance/Accountancy/Banking or equivalent.
• Required relevant work experience of 1-2 years (AP/Accounting) .
• Excel Intermediate-Advance: pivot tables, filters, linked worksheets, formulas.
• Digital- solutions-oriented.
• Bilingual English-Spanish. English B2.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.