Accounts Payable Accountant

Job Summary:

Responsible for processing and monitoring company payments, maintaining accurate accounting entries, supporting month-end closing activities, and ensuring timely settlement of customs, shipping agents, government authorities, laboratory, and trade finance-related payments. The role also coordinates with Logistics, Procurement, banks, and internal stakeholders to ensure payments are properly supported, recorded, reconciled, and compliant with company policies and procedures

Key Responsibilities:

• Process and monitor company payments, ensuring timely execution in accordance with approved company policies and authorization procedures.
• Manage and coordinate customs-related payments, including land, sea, and air customs, and ensure urgent payments are processed on time to avoid demurrage, penalties, or operational delays.
• Process payments related to shipping agents, Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), laboratories, and sample analysis, and ensure the required supporting invoices and documents are obtained.
• Prepare and process payment reimbursements/replenishments between designated company bank accounts used for operational payments
• Review payment requests and supporting documents received from Logistics and other departments to ensure completeness and accuracy before processing.
• Monitor bank notifications related to Trade Finance transactions and coordinate with Procurement to obtain the required commercial and supporting documents.
• Prepare banking documents for authorized signatories, coordinate the signing process, and submit completed documents to the bank within the required timelines.
• Ensure transactions are recorded against the appropriate supplier account and GL account, and where applicable, ensure amounts are temporarily

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in Accounts Payable, General Accounting, or Finance Operations.
• Experience in processing high-volume or time-sensitive payments is preferred.
• Experience dealing with banks, suppliers, Logistics, Procurement, and SSC/shared-service environments is preferred.
• Good understanding of accounting principles, AP processes, GL entries, and month-end closing.