ABOUT ASI
Adam Smith International is a global advisory company that works locally to transform lives by making economies stronger, societies more stable, and governments more effective. Our clients are governments, international organizations, companies, and foundations. For three decades in almost one hundred countries, they have come to us to develop strategies and to design, deliver and evaluate programmes that address the big challenges facing the world.
As a development consultancy, our work centers on international development management. Our core team of staff and technical experts, in multiple offices around the world, ensures the quality of delivery and high ethical standards that we and our clients require. We bring together a global network of experts, who contribute their experience and knowledge, where and when it is needed. Our core service lines include education, infrastructure and climate change, inclusive markets, governance, justice, security and peacebuilding, public financial management and revenue reform, mining, oil and gas as well as cross cutting services, such as monitoring and evaluation.
We are a certified B-Corp with a triple bottom line of financial, social and environmental accountability. In 2021, B-Corp selected us as one of the Best for the World™ B-Corps for “Workers” and “Customers”. We have also set a strategic objective of becoming carbon neutral by 2025 and a net positive contributor to the environment by 2030. By sharing our knowledge and experience, we help to improve learning in our industry, as well as the positive impact we can have on people’s lives.
About the Role
The Accounts Payable officer will report to and work under the supervision of Assistant Manager Accounts Payable.
Key tasks and responsibilities will include (but not limited to):
- Post business transactions, process invoices, and verify financial data, ensuring accurate accounts payable records.
- Reconcile accounts payable transactions and manage the vendor aging report.
- Run month-end centralized tasks for allocated entities, posting transactions to journals, ledgers, and other records.
- Prepare account analyses and produce monthly reports.
- Correspond with vendors and respond to internal and external inquiries.
- Assist with month-end closing.
- Maintain accurate historical records and provide supporting documentation for audits as required.
- Maintain confidentiality of organizational information.
- Liaise closely with project teams to book project costs and ensure accuracy.
- Assist the Shared Services Manager with tax, audits, and KPI report submissions for assigned entities, detailing issues and solutions.
- Assist with all external and internal corporate and project stakeholders within allocated group entities.
- Perform any other tasks assigned by the UK Finance team and line manager.
Key Accountabilities:
- Accurately and promptly prepare AP KPI reports for allocated entities
- Reconcile vendor accounts and settlements in a timely manner.
- Group Management Accountant
- Project Accounting Team - Pakistan
- Cash & Bank Manager - Pakistan
- Ensure successful cost booking by providing timely and accurate information for corporate and project expenses.
Key Relationships:
- Group Management Accountant
- Project Accounting Team - Pakistan
- Cash & Bank Manager - Pakistan