Senior Account payable Accountant

Repi Soap & Detergent PLC

Full time Posted: Jun 30, 2026

Career Level

Senior(5-8 years)

Location

Addis Ababa

Deadline

Aug 01, 2026

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About This Role

This is a hands-on operational finance role within a well-established manufacturing company. You will be the gatekeeper of the company’s cash outflows, ensuring every payment is accurate, fully documented, and compliant with tax regulations. It suits a detail-oriented accountant who thrives on process discipline and wants to work in a structured ERP environment like SAP.

What the Requirements Say About This Role

The role demands more than just accounting knowledge—it requires someone who can enforce internal controls without being asked. The employer is looking for a professional who understands the full payment cycle, from verifying vendor invoices to calculating withholding taxes, and who can spot discrepancies before they become problems. Experience with SAP is not just a preference; it is central to how work is done here.

How to Approach This Application

Highlight your experience with ERP systems, especially SAP, and give concrete examples of how you ensured payment accuracy and compliance in a previous role. Emphasize your ability to manage high-volume transactions while maintaining strict attention to documentation and approval workflows. Employers in manufacturing value candidates who can demonstrate they reduce payment errors and delays.

Best Fit

Who This Role Suits

This role is best suited for an experienced accountant with 5+ years in manufacturing or FMCG who enjoys structured, process-driven work. It is moderately competitive, as companies like Repi Soap & Detergent PLC prefer candidates with direct SAP experience in a similar industry.

Roles & Responsibilities

Responsible for checking and posting payment in SAP.
Prepare payment after sure all payment documents have proper approval, completeness, originality and validity of supporting documents and filing.
Make sure that the proper vendor and cash accounts are selected when ERP before posting.
Carefully perform Settlement/Disbursement of the Vendor Invoices, and other payments on ERP.
Check the right financial entries and codes are on payment journals.
Compute all required governmental tax before preparing payment before posting the payment journal on ERP.
Settlement/Disbursement of the Vendor Invoices, and whatever concerned with the payments.
Maintaining up-to-date payment posting
Reporting all daily work-related activities
Being on the look-out for delayed or missed payments and other such irregularities
Assisting with closing at the end of every month.
Prepare Daily Payment Schedule.
Prepare & process bank transfer & CPO base payments
Input payment request data into internet banking platform porter and inform approvers to ensure payment transferred to vendor within a day.
Investigating and resolving any irregularities or enquiries
Control and follow-ups retention account balances.
Follow up and report bank balances on daily basis.
Validate and post all bank advise in to SAP
Perform reconciliation of check, bank transfer & CPO payments with SAP record and bank statements on daily basis.
Inform Senior Accountant AP regarding all the advances paid on a daily basis.
Make sure that all payment vouchers and withholding tax transactions are recorded and posted on the system.
Accept and work any additional tasks that given from immediate supervisor and department heads.
Following very specific and strict deadlines for transactions posting & on time processing payments.
perform any other related AP tasks

Qualification

BA Degree in Accounting & Finance or relevant field
Minimum 4 years’ relevant experience of which 2 years as Sr. Accountant or Sr. Account Officer in manufacturing industry.
SAP knowledge is a plus
Good knowledge of the Ethiopian Tax regulations

How To Apply

Apply through Ethiojobs - Senior Account payable Accountant Fill out the form - https://forms.gle/vp7JzQpdaDUzwUab8

through Email - [email protected]

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