Expenditure & Payables Specialist at Unified Payment Services Limited

Unified Payment Services Limited is Nigeria’s premier Payments & Financial Technology company that operates as a shared infrastructure for the banking community in Nigeria and Payments Service Provider within and outside Nigeria, with a vision to be the most preferred e-payment service provider in Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Expenditure & Payables Specialist

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Objective(s)

• To ensure accurate & timely recording of all financial transactions in line with company policies, rules and guidelines as well as regulatory standards.
• To produce such reports as may be requested by management for the purpose of decision making.
• To ensure prompt recognition of liabilities arising from company transaction, settlement of such liabilities and other obligatory bills as at when due.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Account payable Vendors management: To ensure that all approved Staff and Vendor payments or internal requests are effected within agreed timelines; Staff - 24hrs and Vendors-3 working days.
• Tax management: Ensuring that Tax obligations; VAT, WHT, PAYE, Company income Tax o e.t.c are met within the period specified by the relevant Tax laws.
• Processing of PAYE annual returns and obtaining e-tax clearance certificate for all staff.
• TAX Query: Resolution of all Tax queries promptly.
• Dollar merchants payments: Scheduling of payment to USD merchants online, capturing of payment to USD merchants into Finance application 
• Dollar customers management: Ensuring that transfer requests for US Dollars are effected
• Reconciliation of Card Schemes transactions, VSS files to inflows in the designated bank account
• Daily reconciliation of chargeback to avoid exposure due to late presentment.
• Daily processing and hosting Base11 files for all clients.

Staff Attraction, Motivation and Retention:

• Fill vacant roles within the department in a timely manner and provide opportunities for growth and development.
• Provide training, mentorship, and up-skilling programs.
• Recognize and reward individual and team achievements and contribution.
• Encourage open communication and feedback.
• Give employees autonomy and ownership of their work to motivate them.
• Foster a positive work culture that encourages collaboration, innovation, and creativity.
• Regularly engage direct reports to understand their needs and concerns.
• Foster a diverse and inclusive work environment that values different perspectives and backgrounds.

Requirements
Education:

• First degree in Accounting or any numerate subject. 
• Professional membership of ICAN/CIMA/ACCA or similar recognized professional accounting bodies is an added advantage.

Experience

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience post NYSC

Skill / Competencies:

• Demonstrate ability to cope with pressure and meet deadlines.
• High degree of accuracy. 
• Deductive reasoning abilities and eye for details.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills  Advanced Excel user.

Knowledge:

• Excellent knowledge of cost and financial accounting principles, practices and procedures. Knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards Knowledge of supervisory practices and principles. Knowledge of Card Payment industry.

Application Closing Date
30th September, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: judith.okolie@up-ng.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.