Senior Accounts Payable Accountant
Qatar Petroleum International
Total years of experience :17 years, 3 Months
- Manage the day to day processing of invoices and ensure that Accounts Payable are maintained in an effective, up to date and accurate manner
- Initiated and implemented process improvements within the purchase-to-pay process
- AP Focal Point for QPI’s overseas Offices (e.g. China, Brazil, USA…); Supporting in establishing efficient AP processes aligned to QPI Doha.
- Ensure that QPI invoicing policy & procedures are followed
- Receive, research and resolve any internal or external inquiries concerning accounts payable
- Reconcile accounts payable related accounts
- Produce monthly AP reports and analysis for Finance Manager and CFO
- Responsible for Withholding Tax calculation & payment
- Ensure smooth month end closing by coordinating with business users on accruals
- Receipt and Log of all vendors invoices into Accounts Payable system (SUN Systems),
- Verify Invoice rates and terms to Contracts (Drilling, Seismic, Personnel) and Purchase orders,
- Perform Receipt verification checks to the Service Ticket or the material Receiving Report,
- Enter Account Coding string and apply / allocations of invoice to blocks or programme activity,
- Obtain and Verify payment approval signatures in accordance with the BPXA FAL (Financial Authority limits),
- Responsible for processing invoices for: Local / International PO materials, Direct Hire & Agency Personnel, Telecoms, Camp, Logistics…
- Raise set-up forms for new vendors / add new sites for existing vendors,
- Assist with accrual preparation
- International wire payments on BP’s e-PD (Electronic payments delivery) system,
- Update Oracle invoices with payment reference,
- Update cashbook for all payments and reconcile to Oracle payables at month end,
- Prepare Treasury General Ledger journals for bank fees,
- Review daily/monthly Bank reconciliation on Bank accounts,
- Liaise with the Bank on all transactional issues,
- Liaise with BP London Treasury office to resolve any transaction issues.
- Review Per-Diem support documents received form Administration & to establish for the Bank.
- File Invoices with copy of the payment.