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Zipline is the world's largest autonomous drone delivery service, operating on four continents and completing millions of deliveries of blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products. The company has flown over 140 million commercial autonomous miles and is expanding its logistics operations globally.
As an Accounts Payable Analyst based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, you will own the day-to-day quality and accuracy of accounts payable records for Zipline's operations in the region. You will serve as a critical bridge between vendors, operational teams, and finance, ensuring that invoices are complete, appropriately approved, properly coded, and ready for payment under company policy.
Key responsibilities include:
- Reviewing vendor invoices for accuracy, completeness, required approvals, and compliance with company policy before recording in the accounting system
- Coding invoices to appropriate general ledger accounts and cost centers to maintain complete and accurate AP records
- Investigating and resolving invoice, payment, and vendor-statement discrepancies by coordinating with vendors and internal stakeholders
- Routing approval or policy exceptions to designated finance approvers and escalating unresolved issues through the finance team
- Maintaining organized documentation of invoices, approvals, and payments to support payment controls, audit requests, and financial reporting
- Reconciling AP transactions and preparing close-ready AP schedules for month-end, year-end, bank and general-ledger reconciliations, tax preparation, and statutory filing support
Your work will directly support reliable financial decisions, statutory compliance, and the teams delivering Zipline's services in Côte d'Ivoire.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- 3-5 years of accounting experience
- Working knowledge of OHADA, local GAAP, IFRS, VAT, WHT, PAYE, and other statutory deductions and remittances
- Proficiency with Excel, including intermediate formulas, VLOOKUPs, and pivot tables for financial data analysis and reconciliation
- Strong numerical judgment and meticulous attention to detail in invoice review, coding, reconciliations, and financial documentation
- Fluent written and verbal communication in English and French, with ability to resolve issues directly with vendors and internal stakeholders
- Strong organizational skills, discretion with confidential information, and ability to manage multiple deadlines while learning new systems and incorporating feedback
