Firouza Ebrahim

Feb 2019 to current - Senior Accounts Payable Officer

Duties include and are not limited to

- motivating the team to achieve set targets

- ensuring invoices are processed in a timely manner to enable payments to vendors are made within due dates.

- working with AP/AR Manager in an ever changing environment to achieve targets set by management

- Assisting team members in answering queries to reach positive outcomes with vendors and staff

- providing assistance to employees within the Mater on processing invoices when required and general queries

- ordering of credit cards for employees. Ensuring all paperwork is completed as required and assisting employees with reconciliations in Flexipurchase.

- ongoing training with team members as processes change

- Acted in AP Team Lead position when required over the last 4 years

• Processing of accounts payable invoices within designated timeframes
• Preparation of payment runs, cheques and BPAY payments.
• Maintain petty cash funds, float and EFTPOS machine requests and reconcile at month end
• Accurate and timely completion of end of month journals and reconciliations
• Assist all finance team members with reporting and audit processes
• Positively interacted with all partners, employees and customers using exemplary communication and interpersonal talents.

• Review, sort and prepare invoices for processing and payment from projects
• Prepare and process electronic transfer payments to creditors and distribute remittance advices
• Provide guidance to all site administrators on accounts payable procedures, ensure that GST requirements are correctly accounted for on all invoices and payment requests
• Address and respond to internal and external vendor enquiries and follow up any outstanding items with the responsible personnel
• Perform all duties in accordance with policies, processes, systems, reporting and procedures

Accounts payable and receivable; GST and PAYE returns; Bank Reconciliations for cheque and visa accounts;Cash management of cheque account and term deposit accounts; Petty Cash issuing and reconciling; Payroll for staff of 50 using MYOB Payroll; Reception and administration duties on request; Vehicle maintenance for car fleet of 28; IT Support

Accounts Payable and Receivable; GST and PAYE returns; Applying for funding from philanthropists and other funding organisations to support programmes provided, equipment and wages for support workers; Reporting to Government agencies re expenditure against funding provided; Bank reconciliations and producing reports for Trust meetings; Budget preparation, funding applications and accountability for funding received; Payroll for 14 staff, 10 contractors and 10 volunteers using ACE Paryoll; Preparation of accounts for audit; Reception and administration duties on request; IT support; Volunteer on 24 hour crisis line.