Accounts Payable Officer job at Sokoni Africa Limited

Sokoni Africa Ltd is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Accounts Payable Officer to join our finance team in Kampala. The successful candidate will assume primary responsibility for verifying and processing supplier invoices, managing timely payment workflows, and ensuring accurate ledger records. This role offers a fantastic entry-level foundation for accounting professionals looking to build their career within a structured corporate environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Invoice Processing: Receive, rigorously verify, and process supplier invoices and internal payment requests.
• Voucher Preparation: Prepare formal payment vouchers and ensure all required supporting documentation is completely attached.
• Disbursement Management: Process payments through approved corporate methods and ensure vendors are paid within agreed credit timelines.
• Ledger Reconciliation: Reconcile supplier statements systematically and resolve any invoice discrepancies with urgency.
• Financial Reporting: Compile detailed accounts payable ageing summaries and alternative monthly reports as requested.
• Period Closing: Support the broader finance department during routine month-end and year-end ledger closing routines.
• Audit & Compliance: Furnish background files for internal/external audits, ensuring operations align with internal policies and statutory laws.
• Data Integrity: Maintain absolute confidentiality regarding sensitive corporate data and organize physical/digital filing structures.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business Administration (Accounting focus), or an equivalent academic major.
• Experience: Open to recent graduates with a strong desire to learn and grow within the corporate landscape.
• Technical Skill: Highly proficient using Microsoft Excel and matching core applications within the MS Office Suite.
• Domain Knowledge: Solid foundational understanding of accounting mechanics, financial procedures, and double-entry rules.
• Assets: Practical familiarity with dedicated accounting software packages is a clear added advantage.
• Regulatory Awareness: Working familiarity with Ugandan tax regulations and standard financial reporting guidelines is highly desirable.

• Invoice Processing: Receive, rigorously verify, and process supplier invoices and internal payment requests.
• Voucher Preparation: Prepare formal payment vouchers and ensure all required supporting documentation is completely attached.
• Disbursement Management: Process payments through approved corporate methods and ensure vendors are paid within agreed credit timelines.
• Ledger Reconciliation: Reconcile supplier statements systematically and resolve any invoice discrepancies with urgency.
• Financial Reporting: Compile detailed accounts payable ageing summaries and alternative monthly reports as requested.
• Period Closing: Support the broader finance department during routine month-end and year-end ledger closing routines.
• Audit & Compliance: Furnish background files for internal/external audits, ensuring operations align with internal policies and statutory laws.
• Data Integrity: Maintain absolute confidentiality regarding sensitive corporate data and organize physical/digital filing structures.

• Highly proficient using Microsoft Excel and matching core applications within the MS Office Suite.
• Solid foundational understanding of accounting mechanics, financial procedures, and double-entry rules.
• Practical familiarity with dedicated accounting software packages is a clear added advantage.
• Working familiarity with Ugandan tax regulations and standard financial reporting guidelines is highly desirable.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business Administration (Accounting focus), or an equivalent academic major.
• Open to recent graduates with a strong desire to learn and grow within the corporate landscape.