Senior Treasury Operations Accountant Job at Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited

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Job Title: Senior Treasury Operations Accountant

Job ID: F31850

Location: Lagos / Port Harcourt

Company: Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited – SPDC

Parent Company: Shell Group

Responsibilities:

Responsible for executing local and foreign payments/fund disbursement to vendors,staff,regulatory agencies,and other third parties within the contractual payment period and in accordance with the Company's general condition of payment. Role also involves supporting the Supervisor Treasury Operations in the supervision of other Treasury Operations Accountants.  – Review and approve payment runs for all posted invoices in the SAP system – Ensure compliance with SOX controls and Treasury policies/procedures. – Ensure all (Electronic Data Interface) EDI-compatible payment instructions are sent through the Bank Communication System (BCS) as and when due – Ensure timely dispatch of all non-EDI-compatible payment instructions to bank – Mitigate possibilities of wrong payments by implementing measures that have been designed to strengthen controls around the payment process – Create and maintain functional rosters for BCS authorisation – Escalate all systems issues to the relevant focal parties (SAP Assist,EBanking,EDI Support) and follow up for resolution and close out.  – Liaise with the business to process approved step out payments. – Implement User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Payment Verification Testing (PVT) on a need basis in liaison with Funding Team,SAP Support and E-Banking Support.  – Liaise with Accounting and Reconciliation units,Banks and other relevant parties in responding to payment enquiries and resolving reconciling items – Liaise with relevant action parties (Accounting,Reconciliation,Banks,etc) to ensure timely resolution,communication and documentation of returned/unapplied payments – Provide relevant documents as requested by Sox,Partners and other third party auditors. – Perform other duties as may be assigned

-Be part of a world class Treasury Operations Unit and contribute to its continuous improvement.

Requirements:

Experience and Qualifications required – Qualified Accountant with minimum of 5 years post-graduation experience – Excellent customer relationship and focused attitude – Good and working knowledge of SAP will be an added advantage – Excellent communication skills – Ability to work as a team player – Good understanding of the Accounts Payable processes, associated risks and controls

Application Deadline: Monday 03 September 2012.

Senior Treasury Operations Accountant Job