JOB PURPOSE
To ensure accurate and timely accounting, financial reporting, reconciliations, and closing activities while supporting financial controls, compliance, budgeting, audits, and day-to-day finance operations. The role also reviews the work of junior finance staff and provides guidance to ensure accuracy and adherence to accounting policies.
GENERAL LEDGER & FINANCIAL CLOSING
Perform general ledger activities and financial closing processes to ensure complete, accurate, and timely accounting records.
- Prepare and post journal entries with appropriate supporting documentation.
- Perform monthly reconciliations of general ledger and key balance sheet accounts.
- Carry out assigned month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities.
- Verify transactions for correct account classification, cost center allocation, and accounting treatment.
- Investigate accounting discrepancies and unreconciled balances and coordinate their resolution.
- Ensure financial transactions are recorded in accordance with accounting standards, Group policies, and established timelines
FINANCIAL REPORTING, ANALYSIS & BUDGETING
Support financial reporting, analysis, budgeting, and forecasting activities to provide accurate and reliable financial information.
- Prepare financial statements and management reports for review by the Senior Accountant or Chief Accountant.
- Perform variance, trend, and other financial analysis and highlight significant movements.
- Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and periodic forecasts.
- Prepare actual versus budget analysis and investigate significant variances.
- Coordinate with departments to collect and validate budget and forecast information.
- Prepare financial schedules, reports, and analysis required by management and external auditors.
ACCOUNTS, ASSETS & FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
Oversee assigned accounting and day-to-day financial activities to ensure accurate processing, reconciliation, and control of financial transactions.
- Process and verify Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable transactions and supporting documentation.
- Monitor aging reports and follow up on overdue receivables and outstanding payables.
- Reconcile customer and vendor accounts and investigate discrepancies.
- Maintain the fixed asset register, depreciation schedules, and related accounting records.
- Support physical verification and reconciliation of fixed assets and inventories.
- Prepare bank reconciliations and process assigned payment transactions, expense claims, petty cash, staff advances, and payroll-related accounting entries.
TAXATION, AUDIT & INTERNAL CONTROLS
Support tax compliance, audit requirements, and internal controls to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and Group financial policies
- Prepare supporting schedules and documentation for corporate tax, withholding tax, VAT, and other applicable tax requirements.
- Ensure tax-related transactions and supporting documents are accurately recorded and maintained.
- Prepare audit schedules and provide documentation required for internal and external audits.
- Support responses to audit queries and follow up on assigned audit requirements.
- Follow established internal control procedures and report identified exceptions or discrepancies.
- Assist in documenting accounting procedures and identifying opportunities to strengthen financial controls and compliance
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS & PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
Maintain accurate financial system records and support improvements to accounting processes, systems, and reporting.
- Ensure transactions are accurately posted and classified within the ERP/accounting system.
- Perform assigned module closing activities in accordance with the financial closing schedule.
- Identify and assist in resolving accounting system and transaction-processing issues.
- Support ERP upgrades, system enhancements, testing, and finance process automation initiatives.
- Assist in reviewing accounting workflows and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and accuracy.
- Maintain appropriate financial records and system documentation to support reporting, control, and audit requirements.
TEAM SUPPORT & CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COORDINATION
Coordinate with finance colleagues and other departments to support accurate and efficient financial processes.
- Work closely with Senior Accountants and other Finance team members to complete assigned accounting activities.
- Provide assistance and knowledge sharing to junior finance staff when required.
- Coordinate with Procurement, HR, Operations, and other departments on accounting and financial matters.
- Support the Operations team by verifying and validating project costs for potential projects before finalization.
- Follow up with relevant departments to obtain outstanding financial information and supporting documentation.
- Assist the Senior Accountant and Chief Accountant with finance-related assignments and other activities required to support departmental objectives.
Skills EDUCATION
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related discipline.
- Relevant training in accounting, IFRS, taxation, or ERP systems is an advantage.
- Progress toward a professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CMA, CPA, CA, or equivalent is an advantage.
EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related discipline.
- Relevant training in accounting, IFRS, taxation, or ERP systems is an advantage.
- Progress toward a professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CMA, CPA, CA, or equivalent is an advantage
COMPETENCIES: TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
- Good knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
- Working knowledge of IFRS and financial reporting requirements.
- General ledger accounting and reconciliations.
- Month-end and year-end closing.
- Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
- Fixed asset and inventory accounting.
- Bank reconciliation and payment processing.
- Basic financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Understanding of taxation and audit requirements.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
- Proficiency in ERP/accounting systems
BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES
- Good knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
- Working knowledge of IFRS and financial reporting requirements.
- General ledger accounting and reconciliations.
- Month-end and year-end closing.
- Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
- Fixed asset and inventory accounting.
- Bank reconciliation and payment processing.
- Basic financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Understanding of taxation and audit requirements.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
- Proficiency in ERP/accounting systems