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We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Purchase to Pay Lead, Nigeria
Job Requisition ID: R-62945 Location: Oregun, Lagos
Job Type: Full time
Business Context and Main Purpose of the Job
As a member of the Finance Function, you are responsible to the Financial Controller for the efficient management of local suppliers.
Responsible for payments to suppliers as stipulated in the contracts signed by Unilever and the Supplier.
Exploit IT systems (Fourth Shift Excel etc) to track suppliers invoices up to payment/filing stage.
Reconciliation of suppliers’ accounts.
Main Accountabilities
Payments to suppliers
Ensure suppliers are paid within agreed credit terms.
Identify and address any weakness in the creditor management and accounts payable process
Reconciliation of suppliers accounts
Ensure suppliers accounts are reconciled monthly
Issues arising are cleared by end of following month.
Ensure the dividend account is reconciled monthly and issues resolved promptly.
Results:
Make sure all major expenditures are captured in the month in which they occur.
Ensure accruals are made for services rendered without invoices at month ends.
Provide credible OCF forecast for creditors.
Ensure a follow up on stale and unpresented cheques.
Oversee the reconciliation and clearing of long outstanding of IOU’s on the advance account.
Ensure that the unvouchered account is reconciled at month end.
Functional Skills
Decision Support:
Identify and Frame the Issue
Structure & Integrate Information
Model & Analyse Data
Recommend, Communicate and Act on Findings
Employ Effective Partnering Skills
Steering Business Performance:
Set Goals
Create Plans
Manage Forecasting Process
Allocate Resources
Measure Business Performance
Align Rewards
Information Management:
Engage with Businesses to create pull for information
Create and manage common information management platforms
Manage Information Operations
Financial Transaction Processing:
Implement Transaction Processing Systems
Operate Accounting system
Generate Routine Accounting Records and Financial Reports
Manage in-house and Outsourced Financial Shared Services (FSS)
Provide Financial Shared Services
Financial Accounting:
Determine and apply correct accounting treatments
Manage Financial Reporting
Manage external reporting and audit
Corporate Governance:
Uphold Fiduciary Responsibilities
Establish Financial/Holding Structures and Policies
Risk Management & Internal Controls:
Identify & Mitigate Operational, Financial and Business Risks
Manage Financial Internal Control Systems and Policies
Manage Operational Internal Control Systems and Policies
Conduct Audits
Treasury Management:
Establish Optimal Financial Structures
Manage Cash
Manage Financial Risks
Maintain Banking Relations
Manage Pensions Investments
Manage Insurance and Risk Control Programme
Taxation:
Execute Tax Strategy
Manage Tax Risk and Tax Reporting
Manage Fiscal Relations
Uphold Integrity in Tax Matters
Acquisitions, Alliances and Divestments:
Identify Opportunities & Candidates
Evaluate Options
Execute A&D
Manage Completion and Post Completion Activities
Build Alliances
Investor Relations:
Understand Financial Markets: trends, organization and operations
Analyse Unilever, Industry and Competitors
Manage Communication effectively.
Manage Relationships & Programs
General Skills
Business Strategy and Formulation
Business Planning and Implementation
Project Management
Change Management
Business Process Design and Management
Information Management
Application and Exploitation of Information Technology