Job Title: Accounts Payable Supervisor
Organisation: True North Consult
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
True North Consult Ltd is a boutique HR Consultancy Firm that offers bespoke HR solutions to selected clients in various sectors and industries across East Africa, with operational offices in Kampala, Nairobi and Kigali.
Job Summary: The Accounts Payable supervisor ensures timely and accurate processing of disbursements to employees, individuals, landlords, vendors and other entities through Oracle Accounts Payable module. The incumbent oversees the maintenance of supporting records ensuring compliance with company policies and established external regulations.
The Accounts Payable supervisor ensures controls meet both internal and external audit requirements in addition to supporting prevailing company policies and procedures. The incumbent drives process improvements and controls the Company’s expenses and is charged with ensuring the company’s procure to pay (P2P) is adhered to.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure timely and accurate processing of Purchasing and Payment documents in Oracle such as purchase orders, travel reimbursements, and all payments without Purchase Orders.
- Manage the day-to-day operations of the Accounts Payable function responsible for processing non-payroll disbursements to staff, suppliers and other entities.
- Oversee the maintenance of departmental records and generation of monthly creditor reconciliation reports.
- Ensure an accurate and efficient monthly closing of Accounts Payable financial records and posting of month end information. Ensuring accuracy of Accounts Payable information impacting upon the financial statements.
- Establish Accounts Payable accounting policies, procedures and controls and procedures to maximize efficiency in processing supplier invoices and payment requests.
- Execute value added operational analysis including but not limited to purchase order variances.
- Identify and implement process improvement opportunities.
- Coordinate Tax reporting for payments to vendors subject to VAT and withholding tax.
- Liaising with vendors and Procurement Manager on coding and payment issues so as to handle suppliers enquiries in a timely manner.
- Interact with internal and external auditors and participate in occasional auditing projects or provides information and access to accounting records as required.
- Oversee the implementation and correct accounting of FAS 13 information on all Ground leases.
- Ensure the FAS 13 program is run, analyzed and reviewed on a monthly basis to ensure the GL account balances are accurate
Other Duties:
- Other duties as assigned
- Supervisory
Responsibilities
- Education, Training, Skills & Experience
- Environment
Additional
- Supervise and manage the performance of direct reports as well as contractors and sub-contractors
- Proactively identify and resolve personnel issues in conjunction with Human Resources
- Recruit, develop and retain staff, partnering with Sr. Management and Human Resources. This includes on-boarding and orientation for new hires.
- Provide disciplined performance management for team.
- Define and communicate annual goals, perform formal and informal performance reviews, and ensure changes and updates are communicated in a timely and professional manner.
- Create strong collaborative team environment.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Experience of ERP systems, Oracle knowledge preferred
- Minimum 5 years Accounts Payable experience
- Supervisory experience required Education
- Degree in Accounting, or in a related field preferred
- Should have ACCA qualification Skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Creative and analytical thinker
- Self-motivated, able to work in a team and independently
- Ability to work in a high volume, fast paced environment
- Detail oriented and able to multitask, meet deadlines and adjust to changing priorities
- Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of the organization, including senior management
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent follow up skills
How to Apply:
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to [email protected] with subject line Accounts Payable Supervisor by C.O.B 15th December,2025.
All applications shall be acknowledged as received but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
All applicants should share their CV’s and Cover Letters in PDF or MS Word STRICTLY
Deadline: 15th December 2025
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60