Finance Officer

About the role

The Finance Officer will manage daily financial operations, ensuring accurate bookkeeping, cash flow management, payroll processing, and regulatory compliance for the organization.

Key responsibilities

• Execute daily data entry for cash books, general ledgers, accounts payable and receivable, and reconcile bank transactions with the ERP system.
• Audit aging receivables, conduct professional debt recovery via phone, demand letters and payment structuring.
• Process vendor invoices, match them to purchase orders, and run scheduled supplier payments to maintain liquidity.
• Calculate monthly payroll, including overtime, commissions, bonuses and statutory deductions, and file tax and VAT returns.
• Prepare monthly profit and loss statements, balance sheets and cost‑variance models for senior leadership and support external auditors.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting, or active pursuit of ACCA/CPA qualification.
• Minimum 3 years of corporate bookkeeping, payroll management and credit control experience.
• Strong attention to detail, integrity and organizational skills.

Required skills

• Proficiency with enterprise accounting software such as QuickBooks, Sage or Xero.
• Advanced Excel modeling and data analysis.