Food Concepts commenced operations in 2001. From inception, our aim has been clear-cut and focused: to revolutionize the food sector in West Africa and to deliver extraordinary satisfaction to our stakeholders.

Since launching in 2004, Chicken Republic (Subsidiary of Food concepts) has already opened 55 stores in Nigeria and Ghana. On this basis, we are proud of the brand’s hard-earned reputation as the fastest growing chicken QSR in West Africa and the number 1 chicken QSR in Nigeria (both in revenues and number of outlets). In addition, Chicken Republic was ranked as one of Nigeria’s top 20 brands across all categories (Financial Standards Awards 2009).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Treasury Payment Associate

Requisition ID: 1140
Location: Nigeria
Employment Type: Full Time
Reporting to: Treasury Manager

Job Summary

• To maintain creditors schedule and ensure accurate cheques writing and cash disbursement.

Responsibilities

• Processing of suppliers / vendor invoices for payment.
• Prepare Creditor’s Age Analysis for tracking un-paid invoices.
• Schedule payment of suppliers’ invoices and ensure that they are due before being paid.
• Maintaining the creditors’ schedule.
• Keeping the financials documents organized and filed.
• Detect and eliminate errors in payment request.
• Imputing of all invoices and payment vouchers to the general ledger.
• Process and disburse expense reimbursement.
• Confirm all retirement before another cash advance is processed for a staff.
• Ensure posting of items received by the store into appropriate Trade Creditor’s account
• Finalize posting of products received by Warehouse and recognize respective suppliers.
• Prepare schedule of paid invoices and Bank confirmation letter.
• Update Creditor’s account through proper allocation of payments made on daily basis.
• Ensure proper posting of Payment Vouchers for OPEX, salaries, projects and repairs.
• Prepare weekly Payment Analysis for Cash flow report
• Perform any other task as may be assigned from time to time

Key Performance Indicators
To be measured Weekly:

• Creditors ageing analysis
• Payment analysis schedule
• Status report of outstanding invoices
• Status report of Outstanding posting of invoices and payment vouchers.

Job Specifications

• Minimum of university degree or HND Accounting, Finance.
• Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.

Functional Competencies/Requirements:

• Promptness in treatment of payments within SLA limits.
• Accuracy of written cheques and cash payment.
• Timeliness in accuracy of GL entry.
• Responsiveness of internal and external clients request.

General Management Competencies/Requirements:

• Strong Oral and Written Communication skills
• Good Presentation Skills
• Strong Negotiation Skills
• Relationship Management
• Strong Problem solving skills
• Ability to plan, schedule and coordinate effectively

Desired Personal Attributes:

• Integrity
• Proactive self-starter
• Assertive and tenacious
• Ability to work with little or no supervision
• Ability to work with all levels of management, build partnerships and teams
• Highly organized and able to adapt quickly to changing priorities
• Ability to cope with and work under pressure.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.