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Role Overview
Manage the end-to-end accounts payable function across regional entities in the UAE and KSA.
Specialize in online banking payment processing, batch generation, vendor management, and internal approval workflows.
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Role Purpose
Manage the end-to-end accounts payable function across regional entities in the UAE and KSA.
Specialize in online banking payment processing, batch generation, vendor management, and internal approval workflows.
Online Banking and Payment Processing
- Prepare, reconcile, and upload UAE payment batches through ENBD Business Online.
- Generate and upload KSA bulk payment files using HSBC batch text and Excel templates.
- Process vendor disbursements, card recharges, trainer fees, student refunds, and intercompany settlements.
- Execute SADAD government bill and utility payments while verifying bill and service details.
- Audit raw files, monitor portal statuses, and resolve bank processing errors promptly.
Invoice and Approval Workflows
- Review invoices, trainer claims, and expense reports against contracts, delivery schedules, and purchase orders.
- Coordinate departmental approvals before scheduling payments.
- Maintain payment summaries in AED, SAR, USD, GBP, and BHD.
- Apply anti-money-laundering controls, including returning student refunds to the original source.
Vendor and Controls Management
- Manage shared accounts payable mailboxes and respond to payment inquiries.
- Reconcile vendor statements and resolve balance discrepancies.
- Maintain vendor master records, bank details, and tax registration credentials.
- Maintain audit-ready archives of payment records, bank confirmations, invoices, and approvals.
- Coordinate with Finance Leadership on authorized batch release and senior sign-off.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 2–3 years of dedicated accounts payable experience in the GCC region with UAE and KSA exposure.
- ACCA, CPA, or CMA coursework is advantageous.
Mandatory Technical Skills
- Hands-on experience with Emirates NBD Business Online and HSBCnet is required.
- Experience with file upload templates, SADAD bill payments, and CBID payroll code setups is required.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, batch text formatting, and template generation.
- Experience with ERP accounting software and knowledge of UAE and KSA VAT, IBAN validation, and withholding tax concepts.
Core Competencies
Maintain accuracy in data entry, payment figures, and bank routing credentials.
Work within authorization matrices and internal financial control frameworks.
Communicate professionally with vendors and cross-departmental stakeholders.
Meet weekly bank cut-off times while managing competing priorities.
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