Financial Accountant Specialist (L3)

Overview

Requirements

1. Payment Processing & Reconciliations

• Own payment operations across banks, and gateways
• Perform daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliations of deposits, payouts, and fees
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies across ledgers and bank records
• Act as the primary accounting contact for payment platforms
• Support onboarding of new payment partners and business lines

2. Financial Reporting & General Ledger Integrity

• Prepare all month-end reconciliations, schedules, and accounting records
• Organize structured trackers and accounting files across multiple entities
• Ensure all invoices, expenses, and payments are reflected in internal records
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and clear reconciling items
• Conduct variance analysis and provide clear explanations

3. Accounts Receivable (AR)

• Execute billing, invoice preparation, and issuance
• Maintain AR aging and provide regular visibility to Finance leadership
• Monitor outstanding balances and perform collections follow-up
• Ensure revenue recognition aligns with contracts and standards
• Maintain clean, auditable AR records

4. Client Retainer Tracking & Commercial Oversight

• Own financial tracking for all active retainer-based client accounts
• Track time usage, internal costs, and third-party service spend accurately
• Maintain and manage Google Sheets retainer tracking files daily
• Monitor retainer usage and flag under-billing or required contract top-ups
• Prepare client-level profitability views and highlight emerging commercial risks

5. Accounts Payable (AP) & Spend Management

• Manage invoice validation, posting, and payment processing
• Reconcile supplier statements and validate charges
• Record accruals for unbilled services and process reversals
• Ensure accurate cost allocation across entities and departments
• Maintain structured digital archiving of invoices and receipts

6. Controls, Compliance & Process Discipline

• Ensure compliance with IFRS and internal accounting standards
• Support VAT accounting and reporting requirements
• Prepare audit schedules and supporting documentation
• Identify and escalate control gaps or reconciliation risks
• Contribute to process improvements and documentation

Who This Is For

• This role is suited to professionals who:
• Enjoy owning full-cycle accounting across multiple business lines
• Are comfortable handling high-volume reconciliations and complex data
• Take pride in accuracy, structure, and clean financial records
• Can work independently while meeting tight reporting deadlines
• Want to contribute in a growing, multi-entity business environment

Behavioural Expectations

• Operates independently with strong judgment and discipline
• Highly detail-oriented with a low tolerance for inaccuracies
• Structured, methodical, and process-driven
• Comfortable working under deadlines and managing multiple entities
• Proactively escalates issues rather than allowing silent risk accumulation
• Open to feedback and continuous improvement

Required

• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CA, CPA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Minimum 4 to 5 years experience in full-cycle accounting and financial reporting
• Strong experience with high-volume reconciliations
• Advanced Excel / Google Sheets capability
• Proven AR, AP, and accrual accounting experience

Nice To Have

• Experience with complex reconciliation, PSPs or transaction-heavy environments
• Treasury or cash flow forecasting exposure
• Multi-entity or multi-country accounting experience

Technical & Soft Skills

• Strong working knowledge of IFRS and full-cycle accounting
• High-volume reconciliation capability (PSPs, bank, settlement, funds-in-transit)
• Month-end close discipline (journals, accruals, prepayments, reversals)
• AR/AP execution with strong documentation and audit trail habits
• Advanced Excel / Google Sheets (pivots, formulas, lookups, data models)
• Accounting system proficiency (ERP/accounting platforms, reporting tools)
• Strong attention to detail with low tolerance for errors
• Structured, deadline-driven execution across multiple entities
• Clear written and verbal communication with non-finance stakeholders
• Proactive escalation and issue ownership (no “silent backlog”)
• Process improvement mindset without breaking controls
• High integrity, confidentiality, and reliability

Benefits

Why Join Us?

• Make an Impact: Your work will directly contribute to our organizational growth and financial health.
• Collaborate Globally: Work with dynamic teams across multiple countries
• Innovative Environment: We value ideas and move fast to implement improvements
• Great Culture: We work hard, support each other, and enjoy what we do.

What We Offer

• Premium Medical Insurance: Your health and well-being are our priority.
• Performance-Based Bonuses: Annual rewards ba