Finance Accountant

Job purpose

Billing and collections

• Prepare and validate monthly manpower billing and recharge schedules; issue accurate client invoices with correct rates, employee details, VAT treatment, and billing periods.
• Track billed, unbilled, accrued, and disputed amounts and reconcile billing schedules with SAP and the General Ledger.
• Review revenue recognition, accrued income, and unbilled revenue under IFRS.
• Follow up on client payments and overdue invoices; prepare customer statements and ageing reports.
• Investigate invoice disputes, short payments, and rejected invoices; coordinate with Operations, HR, Payroll, Procurement, and Commercial teams to resolve issues.
• Support expected credit loss assessments and receivable provisions.

Accounting, close, and compliance

• Perform customer, vendor, and general ledger reconciliations and reconcile payroll and manpower costs with billing and accounting records.
• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, reversals, and reclassifications; complete balance sheet reconciliations and clean-up.
• Support month-end and year-end close, reporting, and variance analysis.
• Maintain supporting documentation and audit trails and support internal and external audits.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, VAT regulations, internal controls, and company policies; identify process improvements and automation opportunities.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• ACCA, ACA, CPA, CMA, or CA, completed or partially completed, is preferred.
• Good working knowledge of IFRS.
• Experience in accounts receivable, client billing, collections, and dispute resolution; outsourcing, recruitment services, or high-volume billing experience is preferred.
• Strong customer, vendor, general ledger, and balance sheet reconciliation experience; experience supporting close, audits, revenue accruals, and balance sheet reviews.
• Hands-on SAP experience with customer/vendor accounts, journal posting, and ledger extraction.
• Advanced Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, reconciliations, and large data analysis.
• Attention to detail, ownership, stakeholder management, and ability to meet tight deadlines.