UJV Careers is looking for an Accounting Associate to join our Finance team. This role is central to managing accounts payable, commission workflows, and reconciliations. We need someone who brings sharp problem-solving skills and a strong sense of ownership to manage high transaction volumes with consistent accuracy.
What You'll Do
- Manage vendor payments, credit card transactions, and bank reconciliations.
- Process and reconcile high-volume AP transactions with accuracy and speed.
- Support Africa/TDA payment cycles: review proformas, schedule payments, and coordinate with agents and vendors.
- Process vendor statement payments, close payments in TRAMS, request credit card links, and schedule wire payments in Brex.
- Assist with Cheli & Peacock payment coordination and communication.
- Process commission payments to travel agencies and record them accurately in TRAMS.
- Track and collect commissions from vendors, including outreach via email/phone and managing ONYX portal submissions.
- Record incoming commission payments, resolve discrepancies, obtain proof of payment, and ensure proper TRAMS posting.
- Analyze and resolve commission or income discrepancy questions from Sales Agents and CSAs before period close.
- Manage sync errors between ADMIN and TRAMS, including creating/updating Vendors, Clients, Users, and Interface IDs.
- Reconcile GL discrepancies — receipts, deposits, coding inconsistencies, and other mismatches.
- Maintain clean, accurate pipelines and ensure reconciliation deadlines are met each month.
- Support audits, reporting, and month-end close activities.
- Partner with Reservations, Quality Control, Sales, and Operations to validate payment or commission details.
- Proactively identify and resolve discrepancies while ensuring compliance with internal policies.
What We're Looking For
- 2+ years of experience in bookkeeping, accounting support, or AR/AP.
- Hands-on experience with bank reconciliations and high-volume financial transactions.
- Strong understanding of GL reconciliations, payment processing, or commission workflows.
- Excellent attention to detail and a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset.
- Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, case-by-case environment.
Nice to Have
- Experience with TRAMS, ADMIN, Brex, or travel-industry financial systems.
Technical Stack
- TRAMS
- ADMIN
- Brex
