Accounts Payable Specialist

The Accounts Payable Specialist plays a key role in maintaining the company's financial health and accuracy by managing vendor relationships, ensuring timely invoice processing, and maintaining proper records. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented, organized, and proactive professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment and takes ownership of the accuracy behind every payment.

What this role is, and isn't. This is not a role limited to processing invoices in isolation. The Accounts Payable Specialist is a trusted point of contact for vendors and internal teams alike, resolving discrepancies and payment issues before they affect the business. The right person is organized enough to manage a high volume of transactions accurately and personable enough to maintain strong vendor relationships.

What You Will Build

• Manage the accounts payable cycle, including processing invoices, verifying accuracy, coding expenses, and ensuring timely payments.
• Maintain accurate vendor files and reconcile vendor statements regularly.
• Prepare and maintain financial reports related to payables and cash disbursements.
• Support bank reconciliations, month-end, and year-end close activities.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and adherence to company accounting policies.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and other departments to verify and process project-related expenses, and monitor and resolve discrepancies, invoice issues, and payment delays.
• Assist with audits by preparing supporting documentation, and perform recordkeeping tasks, including maintaining digital and physical financial archives.

Who We Are Looking For

Non-Negotiable Cultural Fit: Every vendor relationship and every payment reflects on Cybastion's reputation — this isn't back-office paperwork, it's a visible extension of how the company does business. The Accounts Payable Specialist must be precise enough to avoid costly errors and proactive enough to resolve issues before they escalate.

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, and brings 2–3 years of relevant experience in accounts payable, accounting, or finance (internship experience acceptable), with proficiency in accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks, Odoo) and Microsoft Excel. Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational skills, along with excellent communication skills for working with vendors and internal stakeholders, complete the profile. Experience in technology, cybersecurity, or international development sectors, familiarity with digital and physical filing systems, exposure to project-based accounting, and French language proficiency are all a plus given Cybastion's operations in Francophone Africa.