Finance - Accounting vacancy at APM Terminals

Finance/Accounting vacancy at APM Terminals
Ref.: AT-092010

Location: Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

Explore your opportunities with a network of professionals in a Global 250 Top Company
• A global port industry leader
• International presence in 58 countries
• 20,600 employees
• 135 inland services operations
• 2014 revenue of $4.45 billion
• Serving over 60 liner shipping customers
• 7 new port projects in development

At APM Terminals, we are a team of over 20,000 employees spread across more than 60 countries united by a passion to provide our expertise in port operations and container management services. By providing the expertise and port infrastructure essential to world trade, we actively support the advancement of the societies around us, enabling local economies to unlock their potential and build an even stronger global community. Working with a team of talented professionals you will get a chance to experience different cultures and make friends all over the world. You’ll find a culturally diverse, stimulating environment at any of our offices, terminals or depots. When you join APM Terminals, the world is your workplace.


APM Terminals is an independent business unit within the Danish Maersk Group – a Global Fortune 500 company with about 89,000 employees and offices in 130 countries with global growth opportunities in a range of fields from shipping and energy to our offshore and manufacturing industries - Join us to achieve even your most ambitious career goals!

We Offer
In depth exposure to finance systems
Payroll Supervisor/Revenue Controller
Finance Officer

Key Responsibilities
.Reviews and processes for payment purchase orders, invoices, statements, vouchers and other check requests. Handles the resolution of account discrepancies and procedural inquiries.
. Receives and reviews purchase orders, check requests, and/or other related documentation for completeness and compliance with financial policies, procedures and contractual requirements.
• Matches original invoices and requests for payment with internal purchase orders or check requests; performs calculations to determine appropriate payment schedules and amounts, and makes modifications as necessary.
• Codes, verifies and electronically enters accounts payable data into ledgers.
• Follows up on account statements and other discrepancies regarding payment of accounts, and interacts with departments and vendors in the resolution of administrative problems and inquires.
• Prepares various cost schedules for various suppliers and sub-contractors.
• Maintains logs, enters and balances account data, and generates statistical summary reports.
• Receives and processes vendor invoices and internal check requests; maintains open files for purchase orders, packing/receiving slips and matches to invoices. Verifies invoices for quantity, unit pricing, extensions and applicable discounts. Obtains approval from appropriate personnel for payment for miscellaneous invoices.
• Maintains alphabetical open invoice file for unpaid invoices.
• On a weekly basis, reviews invoices scheduled for payment and special check requests with Chief Accountant; prints approved checks; prepares and routes for signature according to check signing authority.
• Attaches duplicate copy of checks to original invoices, stamps invoices as paid and files in permanent records.
• Prints, verifies and maintains accounts payable voucher reports, open/aging reports, disbursement reports, and journals.
• Receives and answers phone calls from vendors or other departments in regard to payment status of invoices.
• Handles the company’s cash activities, receiving cash from customers or employees in payment for goods or services, or issuing cash for reimbursable items, advances, and so forth to suppliers or employees.
• Match the payments with invoices
• Reconciles cash daily at the end of the day.
• Handles cash payments in accordance with approved petty cash request forms. Checks to ensure proper authorization.
• Creates and enters a daily batch of vouchers to the financial database, reconciling cash on hand.
• Makes change, cashes checks, and issues receipts to employees and others.
• Records amounts received.
• Gives cash to employees for approved insurance reimbursements.
• Files bank and cash vouchers to ensure proper records are maintained.
• Prepares checks for supplier payments.

Who we are looking for
• Requires a college degree with a specialization in business and accounting.
• Requires at two years of general accounting experience.
• Requires a sound understanding of accounting principles and transactions.
• Requires a good understanding of cash transactions.
• Requires sufficient understanding of various accounting concepts in order to review and interpret accounting data.
• Requires a good understanding of general office procedures and established policies relating to the position.
• Must be able to use financial database software for data entry.
• Must be able to compile and extract data.
• Must be detail oriented, and with good skills in numbers and general mathematics.
• Must be organized and be able to keep records and files neatly.
• Requires effective interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to use a desktop computer with experience using MS Office, especially Excel software.
• Must have basic organizational and planning skills, so that work flow is managed efficiently and accurately.
• Must be able to handle matters of company business with confidentiality and integrity.