Accounts Payable Accountant

About the Company

CARE Philippines is a leading humanitarian and development organization dedicated to fighting poverty and social injustice, with a strong focus on empowering women. As part of the global CARE network, CARE Philippines works with communities, partners, and donors to deliver sustainable programs in emergency response, education, health, livelihoods, and climate resilience.

The Global Accounts Payable Accountant is responsible for processing invoices and payment requests for assigned Business Units while ensuring compliance with Service Level Agreements (SLAs), financial policies, and accounting standards. The role involves validating supporting documents, analyzing transactions, creating vouchers, and coordinating with stakeholders to resolve issues related to accounts payable processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Review, verify, and process invoices and payment requests within the 48-hour SLA, ensuring accuracy of supporting documents, vendor details, charge codes, and transaction data.
• Create and post vouchers in the accounting system, reconcile AP transactions, investigate discrepancies, and apply prepayments as needed.
• Maintain request trackers, provide regular status updates, and coordinate with Business Units to resolve exceptions or documentation issues.
• Participate in monthly discussions with Business Unit finance teams, prepare reports or presentations, and identify opportunities to improve AP processes.
• Support related finance tasks such as UAT participation, cross-module requests (AR, CM, GL, Expenses), and other ad-hoc tasks assigned by the Team Lead or Manager.

Qualifications

• 12 years of Accounts Payable experience (corporate or NGO environment is a plus).
• CPA license is a plus.
• Experience with high-volume invoice processing.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Experience with ERP systems such as PeopleSoft or SAP is an advantage.