Job Description
Role: Accounts Payable Supervisor (Remote | Full Time)
About us
We are the largest and first licensed on/off-ramp platform for stablecoins in Africa. We are dedicated to offering innovative solutions in the African stablecoin space. We are committed to making stablecoins accessible and understandable for everyone, providing our customers with secure and user-friendly platforms for their financial transactions.
The Accounts Payable Controller (FinTech sector) will play a crucial role in managing financial transactions, ensuring compliance with industry, accounting and tax regulations, and optimising payment processes.
This role requires a strong understanding of digital finance, vendor management, and expense control within a fast-paced, tech-driven environment.
Type of person
Critical thinker, organised and driven, with a strong knowledge domain. Dedicated and passionate about their job, humble and a real team player.
Key responsibilities
Duties include, but not limited to:
- Oversee the accounts payable function, ensuring timely and accurate processing of invoices and payments.
- Manage vendor reconciliations, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance with FinTech regulations.
- Optimise expense management processes, leveraging automation and digital payment solutions.
- Ensuring invoices, reimbursements (expense claims), and staff advances are properly recorded in the systems (currency, entity).
- Ensuring payment runs are sent to the Treasury team on time each week.
- Ensuring corporate cardholders are submitting their receipts.
- Owning and enforcing policies related to AP, expenses, corporate cards, and staff advances.
- Ensuring that expenses/invoices requested for payment are within policy and rejecting requests which are outside of policy
- Ensuring that accurate data syncs between various systems (Ramp and NetSuite / ERP, Bamboo HR and Zoho).
- Ensuring bank transactions are tagged in NetSuite / EPP within month-end deadlines.
- Maintain accurate records and documentation for audits and regulatory reporting.
- Resolve invoice discrepancies and liaise with vendors, ensuring seamless financial operations.
- Ensure compliance with financial regulations.
- Leading and managing the AP team (1 x FinOps Analyst and 2 x Treasury Accountants).
Management:
- Managing team members, monitoring performance and consistently providing feedback.
- Responsible for coaching and developing junior members of your team.
- Weekly 1:1 meeting with direct reports and formal quarterly performance reviews.
- Fostering a culture of excellence, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement within your team.
Key Requirements
- 5+ years of Accounts Payable experience.
- 2+ years of experience managing teams – (team leader/supervisor/junior manager role).
- Vendor Reconciliation: Strong experience in reconciling vendor accounts within digital finance platforms.
- Expense Management: Proven ability to manage expenses efficiently in a tech-driven environment.
Person Specifications:
- Natural leader, supporting team members with their tasks and development be the future senior finance managers of the organisation.
- High ownership and performance-driven, able to prioritise, multitask and work under pressure in a deadline-driven environment.
- Self-starter, confident to ask questions and challenge the status quo.
- Strong attention to detail.
- ‘Get things done’ attitude.
- Excellent English communication and presentation skills.
- Agile and able to work in a rapidly evolving work environment and industry.
- Proactive, fast learner, upholding the Company’s Core Values.
- Excellent Excel and reconciliation skills.
What We Offer
- An Opportunity to do Impactful and Purposeful Work: You’ll be helping drive financial inclusion across Africa.
- Remote-First Flexibility: Yellow Card embraces a fully remote work environment, enabling team members across the world to collaborate asynchronously and flexibly
- Global & Diverse Team: Opportunity to work with talented professionals across the world in a multicultural and collaborative environment.
- Learning & Development: Access to resources, support, and autonomy to grow professionally.
- Mental Health Support Services: Your mental well-being matters for both your personal and professional well-being.
Ready to Join Us?
Are you up for the challenge? Apply today and be part of shaping the future of FinTech. Let’s innovate, disrupt, and lead together!
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, age, ethnicity, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Please Note:
Under local laws, this role may be subject to a background check once an offer of employment has been made. Reference checks will also be conducted during the final stages of the hiring process.
