Our Accounts Payable team has a high level of connections with multiple finance and operational business partners. Develop activities for a specific region and business partners to ensure that the business needs are being met whilst at the same time ensuring that the company meets all its internal and external reporting and control requirements.Language Requirements:Portuguese; desiredEnglish; strong verbal and written communication skillsEssential Job Responsibilities:Coordinates and processes the day-to-day payments on behalf of the Trust including accounts payable, and employee expenses.Ensures all payments have been distributed to authorizers and submitted before the relevant cut-off times.Maintains a rota of payment authorizers to ensure that payment deadlines are met.Monitors the bank accounts for rejected payments/account balances. Acts as a point of contact between the bank and the business with regards to payments processed.Ensures bank signatories are updated in a timely manner and acts as keeper of the bank mandate files.Assists with the preparation of cash flow forecasts and liaises with treasury counterparts to ensure the efficient and effective management of cash and liquidity.Measures the number of manual payments from around the business monthly.Payment problem resolution, works with other functions to ensure that any payment-related queries or problems are resolved promptly, delivering excellent customer service standards. Escalates process issues and non-conformance as required.Assists, and in some cases leads in the review and development of payment processes, procedures, and systems.Ensures and maintains strict confidentiality over employee data and proprietary Trust information, ensuring full compliance with Data Protection.Assistance with month-end, quarterly, annual closings (owning the specified booking and banking reconciliations).Assist with internal and external audits.Position Requirements:+1 year as Accountant position or similar with a degree in business administration or professional experience focusing on Finance/Accounting.Communicative, professional with the ability to build trust and strong relationships with the remote business partners. Ability to communicate with higher management.To perform this job successfully, an individual should have intermediate skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, including:Database design and implementation.Ability to utilize formulas to enhance automation.Utilize Pivot Tables and V-Lookups.Development of Views, Tables and scripts for automation – preferred.#J-18808-Ljbffr