AP Accountant

The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) is seeking to recruit an "AP Accountant" based in Damascus – Abou Remmaneh.

Purpose of employment:

The AP Accountant receives and reviews supporting documents related to payables; processes payable accounting transactions and conducts the timely generation of payable balances of SARC. The AP Accountant also ensures financial security through proper maintenance of all accounting files and records by following internal and international accounting controls and regulations.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

• Implement payable accounting policies and procedures properly within the domain of duties.
• Receive payable invoices transaction information from suppliers and other relevant parties, and validate that the invoices match the Purchase Order and Delivery Note details.
• Liaise with internal departments to obtain supporting documents for processing payments to vendors and service providers.
• Review incoming invoices and vendor statements for accuracy and identification of discrepancies.
• Check invoices orders and offers signed by authorized personnel to ensure compliance with the organization payment, purchasing and budget spending policy.
• Process received invoices in a timely and accurate manner while ensuring proper recording and bookkeeping based on the accounting standards and regulations.
• Prepare cheques for payment as requested and monitor uncollected cheques.
• Monitor pending approvals and aging invoices.
• Validate the supporting documents/invoices in order to process the cash expenses transactions.
• Review and approve the Petty Cash Replenishment Sheet for proper finalizing of cash expense transactions.
• Prepare payroll journal and post transaction after securing the proper approval based on the authority matrix.
• Implement adequate controls in all Accounts Payables operations and system procedures.
• Monitor and analyze all account payables processes and recommend improvements.

Qualifications:

• University Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• Experience in a humanitarian organization.
• At least 2 years of experience.
• Very good spoken and written: Arabic and English.

Application Process:

• Interested candidates are requested to send their updated CV in English and must be PDF file only to: [email protected]
• Should write the position applied for ("AP Accountant") in the Subject line, otherwise it will be automatically rejected.