Accounts Payable Assistant Team Leader

Flight Centre Travel Group
Cancun, Mexico
Industry : Travel Agent or Tour Operator
Sector : Travel Agent (Retail/Leisure)
Function : Wholesale & Product
Type : Full time

Job Description

Want to work in a multinational team interacting with collogues across the globe?
Love to question, investigate and verify invoices?
Does a good days work means a tidy balance sheet that provided the business with clarity?
Then we want you in our Cancun Office!
About the opportunity
The Accounts Payable Assistant Team Leader will assist the Team Leader in leading, motivating and training their team to ensure the long term, positive accounts relationship with its suppliers, partners and customers. The Assistant Ac-counts Payable Leader will also focus on the ongoing growth of team members, process improvements and efficiencies.
You fit this role perfectly as a strategic thinker who thrives on challenge, and consistently deliver a high level of customer service, contributing to Discova’s overall profitability.
Key Responsibilities:
Effectively lead the team in conjunction with the Team Leader.
Support and foster a positive, well-balanced team environment and culture.
Ensure effective one-on-ones and a solid planner.
Identify and implement training needs of team members.
Timely and accurate query resolution.
Clear communication with selling partners, suppliers, and customers.
Account reconciliation.
Delighted customer base.
Clear, complete, and timely delivery of information.
Work closely with AP Leader and other financial institutes (VCC) to ensure payments are made on time and accurately.
Recoup payments from suppliers whenever necessary.
Be involved with and support audit requirements.
Tracking & reporting (including BI, Jira, etc.).
Knowledge of your suppliers – Ability to interpret supplier contracts and understand product type.
Invoice exception management.
System upgrade and project testing. Day-to-day operations.
Clarify mismatches in OPEX, tours and transportation invoices, making an invoice recon-ciliation with our systems.
Once the payment proposal is authorised, load the payments to the bank portal.
Verify that the invoicing process is in order, to proceed with the proper reports and accounting closing.
Complete Balance Sheet Reconciliations Vendor Ledger, Prepayment, Unallocated Cash, Virtual Credit Card & etc.
Provide analysis and support to Management Accounting team or liaise directly with selling partners.
Identifying risk in balance sheet and ways to mitigate this risk.
About you
The Essentials:
Minimum of two years of experience in the field – accounting, business administration or related.
Intermediate English proficiency.
Excellent handling of Excel System.
The Attributes:
Commitment to Discova Americas.
Leadership skills.
Ability to work under pressure.
High degree of responsibility.
An organised, strategic planner.
Good communication skills.
Good teamwork skills.
Openness to innovation.
Analytical thinking.
Proactivity for excellence.
Quality and professionalism.
Service orientated.
Able to embrace change.
About UsThe Discova brand was launched in July 2019 and is the newest brand in the Flight Centre Travel Group family of brands.  The merger of Buffalo Tours in Asia and Olympus Tours in the Americas created a global DMC business with more than 20 years experience in delivering amazing travel experiences to our customers. With a purpose to connect people and places with a world of possibilities, we are the travel people who work globally, live locally and go the extra mile to help our partners extend their reach.
Finally, if you are successful, you will find out that working with Discova is more than just a job. To be part of the Discova family is to be in your element. We offer an exciting career progression globally and a fantastic and supportive team culture and social events that are the envy of the industry.Get in touch now and Discova a world of possibilities!

 


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