Accounts Payable Specialist

About the role

InterContinental Grand Ankara is looking for an Accounts Payable Specialist to join its Finance Department. The role covers the end-to-end processing of supplier and vendor invoices, payments, reconciliations and month-end closing, within the framework of Turkish accounting standards and company procedures.

Key responsibilities

• Review, verify, record and report supplier and vendor invoices in the ERP system against purchase orders, goods and service receipts and required approvals.
• Check invoices for duplicates, missing documents and discrepancies, and resolve issues with other departments.
• Prepare and record return and price-difference invoices, and prepare payment schedules and bank payment instructions.
• Record bank, credit card and cash transactions, reconcile them and prepare related reports.
• Review supplier accounts and outstanding balances, run periodic reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Monitor upcoming and overdue payments, prepare AP aging reports and support payment planning.
• Prepare, monitor and record expense accruals and provisions, and carry out month-end closing of expenses, accruals, provisions and supplier accounts.
• Review VAT, withholding tax, tax exemptions and invoice compliance, and support internal and external audits.
• Prepare AP-related financial reports for management and support the Finance and Accounting Department.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Accounting or a related field.
• Previous experience in the Finance or Accounting department of an international hotel chain or a corporate organization is preferred.
• Good command of English is preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills, attention to detail, accuracy, teamwork and confidentiality.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of the Turkish Uniform Chart of Accounts and general accounting principles.
• Experience in Accounts Payable, vendor account management, expense tracking, accruals and provisions.
• Familiarity with purchase orders, invoice verification and payment approvals; experience in bank reconciliations.
• Proficiency in ERP systems and Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Knowledge of tax regulations, VAT, withholding tax and invoicing procedures.