Job position: Senior Accountant

 

Our client is a premier feed provider since 1977. It has established a strong footprint in the Indian Ocean and East Africa.

 

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Senior Accountant will be responsible for the financial operations of 3 business units by preparing Financial Records, focusing on value creation, optimizing resources and ensuring achieved targets.

 

 

Main Duties and Responsibilities

 

• Ensure preparation of monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial reports in collaboration with the internal and external concerned parties

 

• Work with the operations HODs to keep their financial KPIs in the set parameters. to mitigate actions and manage risks

 

• Verification of bank reconciliations and approval of bank transfers for payments (suppliers, interbank transfers and bank transactions)

 

• Follow reporting actions set by the FM for submission of financial data, and for the reviewal and validation of tax returns

 

• Review and strengthen the internal accounting control procedures to ensure the proper financial wealth of each Business Units

 

• Ensure that recommendations from Auditors’ reports are followed and duly implemented, and report on same to the FM

 

• Make sure that bank balance are followed up and that customers’ overdue payments are tracked and chased

 

• Perform verification of expenses and ensure approval of customers’ and suppliers’ documents and invoices

 

• Prepare and manage proactively the cashflow and treasury forecasts

 

• Prepare, supervise, and complete monthly and yearly budgets and capital expenditures as per set objectives

 

• Management expenditures and revenues versus budget to achieve required level of profit and return on Operating Assets

 

 

 

Qualifications, Experience & Profile

 

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA) or related field

 

• At least 5 years as Accountant with experience with an integrated ERP

 

• Well versed in related laws, regulations and procedures

 

• Advance MS Office tool

 

• Ability to achieve results within set deadlines, with a problem-solving approach

 

• Capable of developing and coaching others to maximize effectiveness and driving inclusion

 

• Dynamic, detail-conscious and well organized, focusing on Quality and Metrics

 

• Capable of displaying a high level of confidentiality and commitment

 

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills in French and English

 

Proactive reserves the right: 

• To call only the shortlisted candidates for interview. 

• Not to make any appointment following this advertisement nor to assign any reason whatsoever for accepting or rejecting any candidate.