Accounts Payable/Cost Controller

Our client is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Accounts Payable/Cost Controller to join their finance team. In this role, you will play a critical part in managing the company's accounts payable processes, optimizing cost control strategies, and ensuring financial compliance. You will be responsible for the quality, accuracy and timeliness of the affiliate information and reporting. The ideal candidate should possess a strong background in accounting, a deep understanding of cost analysis, and exceptional organizational skills. If you are a dedicated professional with a passion for financial excellence, we encourage you to apply and become an integral part of the team.

• Diploma in Accounting/ACCA Studies

• Relevant experience in a similar position ( 2 years in a group finance department)

• Software knowledge ( Advance Excel, Oracle 12 or any ERP platform)

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Excellent communication (verbal and written)- demonstrate listening skills, adapt the message to the audience.

• Plan deliverables and deadlines; manage time and prioritize efficiently .

• Ensure the quality of deliverables; coordinate stakeholders.

• Identify and analyze quantitative and qualitive indicators; formalize clear and accurate reports.

• Contribute to cross-functional projects; ability to identify your contribution to the results of the team, department and group.

Job Responsibilities:

Budget & Analysis

• Monthly Reports ( Cost control Report)

• Ensure and /or assist in the execution and implementation of analysis at the request of Managers and Superintendents

• Monitor monthly Ship Management fees invoices-vessels status: delivery, re-delivery, stacked and reactivated

• Follow-up variance :responsible for following, measuring and analyzing deviation versus budget in coordination with operational stakeholders

• Specific investigation

• Monitoring of OPEX Costs

• Ensure that adequate assistance is provided to operational and technical team where required

• Provide other value-based analytical reports wherever required

Data Accuracy

• Check the accuracy and competencies of invoicing data in collaboration with the Accountants

Invoices

• Generate, organize and control invoices production in Accounting software

• Check with the clients that AR invoices have been correctly imported

• Create articles as much as necessary

• Share verification of accounting keys/analytical segment for approval

Core Competencies

Customer Relationship Management:

• Knowledge to manage customer relationships ( internal & external), understanding needs, offering added value solutions ,collecting and evaluating client feedback

Basics & Professional Ethics:

• Ability to understand one's environment and to translate operations into accounting operations, attention to detail, accuracy, awareness of required confidentiality.
  

Data Analysis:

• Knowledge of data collection, data mining , data analysis, benchmarking and statistical techniques. Know-how to select data and use appropriately for research, business intelligence or in order to solve complex situations

Information Systems:

• Functional knowledge of systems (uses, added value) know-how to follow and optimize applications systems within job scope
  

Management Control:

• Know-how to compile and analyze KPIs and is experienced in preparing presentations and dashboards for management meeting and review

• Ability to elaborate budgets and forecasts ; follow up profitability as well as margin and activity analysis.

• Provide other value-based analytical reports wherever required