Description:
We are seeking an experienced Accounts & Finance Officer to oversee accounting operations, corporate financial reporting, management accounts, budgeting, tax planning, and audit coordination.
The role combines hands-on financial management with supervision of accounting support staff, ensuring accurate reporting, effective financial controls, and timely insights for management decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead daily accounting and finance operations, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely delivery.
- Supervise accounting support staff and review transactions, journal entries, ledger balances, and reconciliations.
- Manage month-end and year-end closing and prepare financial statements and monthly management accounts.
- Develop executive dashboards covering financial performance, cash flow, receivables, payables, and budget variances.
- Prepare budgets and forecasts, analyze performance variances, and recommend corrective actions.
- Oversee payment processing, including the preparation and review of payment vouchers, cheques, and bank transfer documentation for approval and authorized signature.
- Monitor working capital, outstanding receivables, supplier payments, and bank reconciliations.
- Coordinate tax planning, filings, and statutory compliance with relevant advisers.
- Manage internal and external audit coordination, maintain supporting schedules, and resolve audit findings.
- Strengthen financial controls, accounting procedures, and documentation standards.
- Use ERP, advanced Excel, and appropriate AI tools to improve analysis, reporting, and efficiency while maintaining confidentiality and verifying outputs.
- Present financial results, risks, and recommendations clearly to management.
Qualifications & Experience
- Qualification: Fully qualified ACCA, CA finalist, or MS/MBA in Finance.
- Experience: At least 3 years, preferably 4 or more, of relevant post-qualification corporate accounts and finance experience.
- Demonstrated experience in financial closing, management reporting, budgeting, audit coordination, and tax compliance.
- Strong proficiency in accounting software or ERP systems and advanced Microsoft Excel.
- Practical experience using modern technology platforms, including AI tools, for accounting, financial analysis, and reporting.
- Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
- A high level of ownership, accuracy, professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality.
- Ability to work independently and with teams, manage priorities, and meet reporting deadlines.