The Senior Management Accountant will work closely with the Accounting & Reporting Manager to ensure accurate financial data, provide insights for business decisions, and contribute to the enhancement of finance systems and processes.

Financial Oversight:

• Conduct a thorough review of company trial balances for mis-postings, unposted transactions, or other errors, working closely with Country Finance Managers to resolve them.
• Tracking investments in subsidy and Intercompany reconciliations, and coordinating settlements with the Treasury Team.
• Monitor month-on-month consistency of account balances and transaction classes.
• Tie all opening balances to audited financial statements.

Reporting & Analytics

• Prepare the internal management accounts
• Focus on providing insights into performance metrics, cost analysis and management reporting to CSuite.
• Provide cost analysis per location, activities, projects, staff costs, trend analysis
• Perform the variance analysis and play a key role in performance management, cost control, and operational decision support.
• Can also prepare the detailed budgets, forecasts and financial analysis to support strategic decision making.
• Tracking investments in subsidy and Intercompany reconciliations
• Advise on the financial implications of business decisions and develop actionable recommendations.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Analyse and manage business risks, including non-compliance costs, ensuring cases are followed up and corrected promptly.

General Duties

• Undertake additional responsibilities as assigned by management.

Requirements

Who We Are Looking For;

Successful candidates will have both technical skills in finance, plus alignment with company vision and values. Successful candidates must navigate fast-paced environments with enthusiasm and incredible attention to details. Minimum qualifications include:

• A degree in Commerce, Finance, Economics
• At least 7 years of experience in a busy accounting environment, with Big 4 accounting/auditing experience as an added advantage.
• Strong knowledge of financial systems
• Proven experience in preparing reports and dashboards for senior management.
• Demonstrated experience in automating financial processes.
• Proficiency in data management tools, including Power BI and other financial reporting tools.
• Familiarity with accounting standards and a deep understanding of ERP systems such as Odoo, SAP, or Oracle.
• Project management experience is a plus.
• Technology-savvy with a proven ability to work with financial models and system implementation.