JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title Accountant

Department Finance
Location Africa
Report Finance Manager

Job Overview

The accountant will be responsible for all accounting functions of the entity in the
country assigned.

The main tasks are bookkeeping and reporting in line with the Finance Calendar
Deadlines, receivable management, vendor management, payroll, invoice preparation
and tracking; following -up with clients for outstanding payments, providing data,
reports preparation and data input; dealing with auditors on annual basis and any other
ad-hoc activities.

Responsibilities

1. Draft monthly sales invoices for clients, maintain the invoice register and prepare
Statement of Accounts that should be sent with the monthly invoices.
2. Collate all purchase and sales invoices as well as intercompany recharges, issued
and received and send them to the external account by no later than the 5th of
the following month as well as saving the documents in the relevant folders of
our Finance drive.
3. Obtain the bank transactions and prepare a cash book in excel.
4. Review the information provided by the accountant and liaise with other Group
Finance Members to reconcile the intercompany transactions.
5. Generate the Aged Debtors on a weekly basis and contact the clients whose
invoices are overdue to chase for payment.
6. Responsible to obtain payroll information and prepare the monthly payroll run.
7. Liaise with the accountant to obtain monthly reports and prepare monthly
management accounts.
8. Once we implement the new accounting software the bookkeeping would be
brought in-house and the individual will have to do the bookkeeping.
9. When the bookkeeping is done in-house, all accounts must be reconciled on a
monthly basis and a summary of accruals, prepayments and accrued income that
match the totals on the Trial Balance must be prepared every month together
with the management accounts.
10. Provide information to the Group Finance Manager to enable him/her to prepare
weekly reports like the cash forecast.
11. Ensure tax compliance in the country assigned.
12. Liaise with the banker for the discounting of invoices (IDF).

This Role Profile must not be interpreted as a complete summary of job responsibilities or limitation of job
holder accountability. The Job Holder may be required to perform any other necessary duties within their
experience and capabilities from time to time.

This role profile should be recognised as a general requirement of experience combined with attributes
considered advantageous to the successful operation of Groupe Aldelia activities.
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Key Relationships/ Stakeholders

External
• Clients
• Vendors
• Stakeholder Management

Internal
• Line Management
• Employees
• Aldelia Offices

Person Specification

Preferred Experience and Education

• Bachelor’s degree ideally in Finance.

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in finance or accounting.
• Membership of a relevant Professional body is desirable.
• Technical knowledge of ledger and accounting procedures is essential.

Language Requirements

• Proficiency in English is required. Proficiency in French or Portuguese is subject

to the region the country is located.

Skills
• High level of reliability, precision and attention to detail.
• Organization and time management skills is highly essential.
• Strong ability to effectively multi-task.
• Demonstrate high level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Can consistently meet competing demands through effective prioritising, in a
results orientated environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required.

Behaviours: Performance, Efficiency, Teamwork, Diligence, Congeniality.

This Role Profile must not be interpreted as a complete summary of job responsibilities or limitation of job
holder accountability. The Job Holder may be required to perform any other necessary duties within their
experience and capabilities from time to time.

This role profile should be recognised as a general requirement of experience combined with attributes
considered advantageous to the successful operation of Groupe Aldelia activities.