Accounts Payable - Team lead
Kitopi, United Arab Emirates

Kitopi is the world’s leading tech-powered multi-brand restaurant. With a mission to satisfy the world’s appetite, Kitopi operates a portfolio of both invested and franchised Famp;B brands, serving as enablers in the food market by helping brands to grow and scale, both in the delivery and dine-in space.
Launched in Dubai, UAE in January 2018, Kitopi has grown to become one of the greatest success stories in the cloud kitchen and food tech space. In July 2021, Kitopi announced its $415 million Series C funding round, led by the world’s largest technology-focused investment fund, Softbank Group Corp’s Vision Fund 2. This investment catapulted Kitopi to the prestigious Unicorn status, making it the fastest Unicorn to have emerged from the MENA region.
As a leading food-tech business, Kitopi’s growth has been largely fueled by its innovative and scalable software solutions. Kitopi’s kitchens are powered by its proprietary Smart Kitchen Operating System (SKOS) - an in-house suite of applications that optimizes cloud kitchen operations in real-time. As part of its growth roadmap, technological innovation, data science, artificial intelligence, and robotics will take center stage as Kitopi continues to reinvent the food industry as we know it today.
With over 4,000 employees, Kitopi currently operates 200+ locations across the UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar, and runs its engineering hub in Krakow, Poland, and its global customer experience center in Dubai, UAE.What You'll Do?

• Keeping track of all payments and expenditures, including invoices, statements, etc.
• Reconciling processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
• Paying vendors by scheduling paychecks amp;amp; Transfers and ensuring payment is received for outstanding credit; generally responding to all vendor inquiries regarding finance
• Preparing analyses of accounts and producing weekly aging reports.
• Continuing to improve the payment process
• Weekly Bank reconciliation and finalizing a month BRS within 2nd of every month.
• Financials Closing: Finalize all the AP-related processes, including invoice booking, Accruals, Capex, etc.
• Negotiating for the Credit terms, Coordinate with the Supply chain team to improve the credit limit
• and terms.
• Ultimate customer satisfaction through the foremost AP Process.
• Serve as a key team member in the timely and successful monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing of financial statements and financial analysis. Support the monthly close process through the timely preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and lead schedules.
• Analyze data and prepare supporting schedules to fulfill external auditor’s quarterly and annual audit requests.
• Work with auditors as required during audits.
• Process all aspects of accounts payable. Includes: purchase order processing, code invoices, ERP system data entry, seek appropriate approvals, and preparation of check runs.
• Identify areas for improvement and efficiency related to the accounts payable process and help lead the implementation of such improvements.
• Maintain accounts payable policy, procedures, and process documentation.

What Are We Looking For?

• Bachelor's or associate's degree in accounting, finance, or related.
• At least 2 years experience as an accounts payable specialist, or similar.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a plus
• In-depth knowledge of accounts payable principles, accounting standards, and industry regulations.
• Keen attention to detail
• Great time management and organizational skills
• Excellent collaboration and communication abilities

Recruitment Process and TimelineFirst, you apply and let our recruiters review your profile. After reviewing, you will receive a link to book a meeting with a recruiter at your convenience to share more about yourself and for us to get to know you better. If you have been shortlisted, you will have the opportunity to meet our hiring managers. Depending on the scope of the role and the function, you may need to attend 2-3 rounds (which might include case study, role-play, trial, or live coding - this will be communicated to you in the initial conversation). Upon successful completion, your recruiter will get in touch with you to discuss the offer. We aim to take you through this process within 2-3 weeks.
Benefits- Extensive learning opportunities - we offer many hard and soft skills training to help you improve and challenge yourself- You’ll have access to LinkedIn Learning, Coursera, and Mindvalley where you can choose over thousands of courses to satisfy your hunger for knowledge.- You'll be involved in customized workshops run by Kitopi Academy - You’ll have a chance to work in an international, diverse, and inclusive environment- You’ll be part of one of the m