TransPerfect is the world's largest provider of language services and technology solutions for global business. From offices in over 90 cities on six continents, TransPerfect offers a full range of services in 170+ languages to clients worldwide. More than 4,000 global organizations employ TransPerfect's GlobalLink Product Suite to simplify the management of multilingual content.
Accounts Payable Specialist
This role is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely processing of invoices and payments, maintaining vendor accounts, and assisting with key month-end closing procedures within the accounting department.
Position Responsibilities
- Data Entry – Processing of invoices without errors.
- Reconciliation of purchase invoices with purchase orders.
- Resolve payment issues and answer payment questions from company vendors.
- Prepare payments to suppliers in line with the payment timetable.
- Lease/loan payments – recurring payments to be made in accordance with underlying documents.
- Operations recurring payments – monthly payments for rent, phones, internet, and other services.
- Operations invoiced payments – irregular payments for invoiced items (non-linguistic vendors).
- Employee Reimbursements.
- Government Agencies & Taxation Authorities.
- Manage our vendor data (names, addresses, etc.), validate and get approval for new accounts (translators).
- Notify vendors of payments and contact payees regarding payment issues.
- Help with our month-end processes: prepayments, accruals, bank reconciliations.
- Analysis of the supplier aging balance and accrued expenses (FNP).
- Recording and follow-up of cut-offs during the closing period.
- Maintain an open line of communication with other departments, TPT offices, and vendor’s AR departments – enabling the accounts payable process to flow efficiently.
- Work as a team player within the accounting department and foster an environment of teamwork.
- Special projects as assigned by management.
Job Requirements
Required skills, experience, and qualifications:
- Minimum 1-2 years of Accounts Payable experience or relevant experience.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Great organization skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong computer skills - good spreadsheet skills, including pivots, lookups, etc.
- Superior written and spoken English and Swahili communication skills that you will use when connecting directly with our vendors.
- Able to perform in high-pressure situations.
- Problem-solving abilities.
- Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent.
- Ability to work from the office.
