Primary responsibilities:
Maintain accounts for the company and any subsidiaries or countries we operate as per international financial reporting standards (IFRS and IAS) and ensure high levels of accuracy and attention to detail.
Perform month-end close activities, including preparation of journal entries and reconciliations for various balance sheet and income statement accounts
Perform financial statement analysis and document meaningful explanations for fluctuations
Performing risk management by analyzing the organization’s liabilities and investments
Ensure all accounting processes are streamlined and in accordance with the respective jurisdiction.
Recommending changes in policies or procedures (technical and operational) that will improve financial performance
Processing payroll and any external payments on time as per company calendar
Liaise with external auditors to facilitate quarterly and annual audits and implementation of all their recommendations in our books
Forecast monthly and quarterly cash requirements for the business and prepare/update periodic budgets for the different departments and any company activities or projects
Provide strategic decision making based on accounting reporting to always ensure cost management and revenue optimization strategies
Collaborate with finance and credit operations team for investor reporting, covenant compliance, budget variation, financial statements analysis
Reconcile transactions and bank statements
Liaise with all other business units to challenge the status quo, implement new ideas, investigate and implement more efficient solutions and treasury processes
Monthly or Quarterly Follow up and invoicing with suppliers or service providers to ensure timely payments to/from them
Updating Liquidity models across all our portfolios and institutional lenders
Unit of economics across all portfolios and providing recommendations on areas of optimisations of costs
Understanding of how new related finance laws and regulations affect our business and suggesting ideas or approaches that we need to implement to comply with those laws in a cost effective manner
Knowledge transfers and mentorship to the Junior Accountants.
Any other tasks assigned by the CFO or CEO or COO
Your skills and experience:
At least 5 years of relevant accounting experience, with at least 3 years with a high growth startup/company.
Lateral experiences within a corporate finance, investments & transactions, or Fintech comparable role will be favored.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Advanced knowledge of online QuickBooks or other related accounting software or tools
Sound analytical skills and advanced skills using Microsoft Excel.
Strong understanding of IFRS
Good understanding of local taxation in KE / prior experience dealing with KRA Audits/Requests
Professional qualification: CPA or ACCA or CFA certified or an equivalent certified
Added advantage: experience in Fintech or East African Banking industry
Added Advantage: Fintech or Lending/Credit Background
Your personal characteristics
Intrinsically motivated by the mission of Pezesha Africa
Results-orientated and pragmatic with exceptional quantitative and analytical ability and attention to detail and integrity
Independent thinker and worker who can juggle multiple projects simultaneously with fast-changing priorities
Accepts constructive criticism positively
Flexibility to roll up your sleeves and attack problems and projects as they arise, where you will need to set out a clear structure, method and outcomes yourself
Tech savvy who embraces new software and online tools and is personally interested by tech-enabled solutions
Effective and Efficient in managing and communicating with team members and stakeholders based remotely or in different timezones.
Please send a single pdf file containing a brief and bullet-pointed cover letter and your CV on the subsequent page(s) with “REF: SENIOR ACCOUNTANT 2023” as the subject of your email to jobs@pezesha.comThe applicants who do not indicate THE REF NO and job title will be automatically disqualified.
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