Accountant – Payables and Company Assets

About the role

The Accountant – Payables and Company Assets is responsible for managing the full accounts payable cycle, fixed‑asset register, inventory and cost of sales accounting. The role ensures accurate posting, timely payments, inter‑company reconciliation and proper asset traceability across the organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Review all accounts payable postings made by the Junior Accountant, including supplier invoices, accruals and reconciliations, and clear the prior week’s entries by Wednesday.
• Reconcile accounts payable against supplier statements and accrued expenses weekly, ensuring all uninvoiced or prepaid amounts are accrued and no invoice omissions occur.
• Verify that 100 % of VAT‑able purchases are supported by an EFRIS tax invoice and that all transactions are correctly assigned to departments and business lines.
• Process daily payment runs for approved procurement requests, upload payments by 3 pm each working day and maintain the proof‑of‑payment records.
• Prepare cost of goods sold for all revenue lines (battery swaps, motor‑cycle sales, financing and garage sales) each Wednesday for the prior week.
• Maintain the Fixed Asset Register, cost new assets, apply depreciation according to the CAPEX rulebook and ensure 100 % asset tagging and traceability.
• Record asset acquisitions, transfers, disposals or impairments in Xero and update depreciation runs and closing balances in collaboration with heads of department.
• Reconcile pre‑payments, security deposits and withholding tax receivables weekly, and align inventory balances with the general ledger and physical stock‑takes.

Required profile

Required skills

• Xero
• Precoro