Associate II, Payments
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ICEA Lion Group is hiring an Associate II, Payments in Nairobi to manage supplier payments, cash collections, payroll processing, and statutory remittances while enforcing internal controls. The role requires a finance degree, CPA-K or ACCA pursuit, advanced Excel skills, and at least five years of experience in high-volume payment operations. Applications are submitted online via the provided SAP SuccessFactors link.
- Senior payments role in Nairobi with ICEA Lion Group
- Handles supplier payments, payroll, cash collections, and statutory remittances
- Requires CPA-K or ACCA and 5+ years finance experience
- Advanced MS Excel and D365 F&O ERP experience valued
- Apply online via the SAP SuccessFactors link provided
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- Required5+ years of relevant experienceThe job post includes a minimum experience signal.
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- RequiredAvailability to work in NairobiThe vacancy is associated with this location.
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- Plan to submit before the listed deadline: 2026-09-30.
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- Associate II, Payments
- ROLES AND
Responsibilities
- Operational & Financial Management
- Validate invoices, payment vouchers and supporting documentation for accuracy and compliance prior to authorizing supplier payments.
- Manage payment processing, track bounced transactions and initiate proper account reversals in coordination with business teams.
- Oversee daily cash collections, cheque banking and receipting functions across Head Office and branches to maintain smooth, resource-efficient operations.
- Prepare and process the Financial Advisors (FA) payroll for further review, ensuring accurate input of commissions, deductions, agent advances, and other payroll transactions for timely payment.
- Ensure accurate processing and remittance of all statutory obligations to maintain 100% regulatory and internal controls compliance.
- Oversee receipting operations for the Company, both at the head office and branches.
- Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
- Working in conjunction with the Manager II, Treasury, supervise, mentor, and coach the Payments team to drive performance and continuous professional development.
- Promptly address and resolve internal and external customer payment queries.
- Collaborate with internal and external auditors to support seamless relevant financial audit processes.
- Partner with the Business Process Improvement (BPI) Lead and Technology & Transformation (T&T) teams to continuously streamline and simplify payment operations.
- Provide support to the payment team and the wider organization on payment matters including System utilization optimization.
- Governance & Internal Controls
- Enforce adherence to internal financial controls and payment processing policies across all channels.
- Safeguard company and customer financial interests through accurate obligation management and risk mitigation.
- ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE
- Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Accounting option) or a related business field.
- Must be have or be pursuing a Certified Public Accountant (CPA-K) or ACCA qualification.
- Must have advanced MS excel skills.
- Minimum of five (5) years of progressive finance
Experience
within a large high-volume and complex payment operations environment.
in driving financial compliance by enforcing strict internal controls and risk frameworks to ensure timely and accurate payments.
in end-to-end full-cycle invoice upload and payment workflows across complex, high-volume environments to ensure rigorous adherence to 3-way matching principles (Purchase Orders, Receiving Goods/Services Receipts and Vendor Invoices).
Must have managed bank payment integrations and clearing operations, actively monitoring automated batch transfers, resolving payment exceptions/rejections and liaising directly with major banking institutions for prompt remediation.
in cross-departmental engagement with Procurement, Operations and Business Development teams to resolve outstanding payment items and minimize supply chain disruptions caused by payment related challenges.
working with Treasury leadership to determine liquidity needs, manage disbursements against forecasted cash inflows and invest surpluses or resolve funding shortfalls.
in implementation and working with Microsoft D365 F&O ERP system is an added advantage.
Method of application
If you are interested and qualified, kindly submit your application via the link provided below,
https://career55.sapsf.eu/career?career%5fns=job%5flisting&company=icealionli&navBarLevel=JOB%5fSEARCH&rcm%5fsite%5flocale=en%5fGB&career_job_req_id=763&selected_lang=en_GB&jobAlertController_jobAlertId=&jobAlertController_jobAlertName=&browserTimeZone=Africa/Lagos&_s.crb=jDVDLpgt4qhKFlKhiWqYfva53NGdN0npY5QwpyITsbs%3d&utm_source=Jobinkenya