Senior Accountant at Summit Recruitment and Search

Key Requirements:

• Ensure compliance with local statutory and US GAAP accounting requirements.
• Support Finance Manager in ensuring that local accounting practices comply with BCG policies and local accounting regulations.
• Manage the day-to-day financial accounting processes under the supervision of the Finance Manager.
• Maintain the general ledger
• Maintenance of AR ledger including opening/closing projects
• Create new suppliers and bank accounts in Oracle AP
• Scan supplier invoices and send to outsourced accounting company
• Process expense reports (ERs)
• Document intercompany invoices.
• Manage Withholding Tax for invoices received from the netting centre
• Prepare inputs for external accounting firm for VAT, WHT and Payroll.
• Review tax, monthly payroll and statutory deductions returns.
• Prepare annual reports for labor and tax administrations:

Qualifications:

• University Degree with professional accounting qualification such as CPA (K) or ACCA.
• 5+ years of accounting operations and/or finance experience in professional Audit or Accounting firm or well-established commercial firm.
• Good Understanding of IFRS and Local Accounting requirements.
• Good Understanding of local Tax rules and practices.
• Experience with statutory financial accounting and reporting
• Experience providing high level of customer service, managing highly confidential materials and administrative tasks
• Experience in a professional services firm is an added advantage.
• Expert in Office Automation software such as MS Excel.
• Knowledge of Oracle, HFM and Reporting tools such as Business Objects is an added advantage
• Must be able to perform successfully in a fast-paced, intellectually intense, service-oriented environment.
• Experience working successfully within a complex matrix structured organization is essential.