Purchase to Pay Specialist

Who turns an analysis into an experiment? You do- DHL Global Forwarding has an opening for an Purchase to Pay Specialist in Kampala, Uganda. The Purchase‑to‑Pay Specialist serves as the subject matter expert across procurement, accounts payable, and RTR processes. The role applies deep functional knowledge to ensure accurate, compliant, and efficient end‑to‑end P2P operations. This position provides operational oversight and guidance to the outsourced Payables team, monitors performance against agreed deliverables, and collaborates closely with internal stakeholders to support timely purchasing, invoice processing, issue resolution, and continuous process improvement.

1. Apply the DPDHL procurement processes and policies when procuring required services.
2. Handle all Payable processes, including Invoice Processing, Payments, and Vendor Master data processes.
3. Execute in conjunction with MACC team the strategy for Payable processes and acts as relationship builder across function.
4. Support compliance to policies, procedures, and SOPs for Payable process.
5. Work directly with the service providers to identify improvement opportunities, informs, and escalate, if required, any issue/disputes.
6. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with suppliers.
7. You will contact other teams to resolve master data issues.
8. Prepare full supplier statement reconciliations and resolve the identified reconciling items.
9. Manage allocated supplier accounts to ensure there are no risks, write-offs or unrecovered debit balances in the AP ledger.
10. Ensure bank reconciliations and petty cash reconciliations are performed and reconciliation issues resolved.
11. Manage resolution of journal entry calculation and posting issues, reconciliation issues, month end close, yearend closing related to treasury accounts.
12. Handle and process accurate cash book transaction on a timely basis and assist the Financial Controller with ad hoc tasks.
13. Ensure bank mandate is always kept up to date and establish working relationship with bank managers.
14. Ensure statutory payment such as WHT and VAT are made on time as per local regulatory requirements.
15. Handle the processing of payment of approved Concur claims. Ensuring that all such expenses are booked and reconciled on a timely basis and ensuring that all corporate credit cards, including the travel card, are booked and reconciled on a timely basis.

• Knowledge of DPDHL procurement processes.
• Good knowledge in local legal requirements.
• High degree of conceptual and analytical skills.
• Good initiative and willingness to learn.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), fluent in English.
• Overall understanding of the business and the facilities.
• 2-3 years of experience in related field
• Must have a bachelor’s degree preferably in Accounting and Finance, CPA or ACCA

We offer:

• Opportunities in a global company where you can contribute your ideas and skills to move towards our shared goals.
• Possible further career development
• Competitive salary