Job for a Senior General Accountant in a Multinational Food Manufacturing Company

Aldelia Group - Our client, a multinational food manufacturing company is currently looking to fill the role of:     Job Title: Senior General Accountant Location: Lagos, Nigeria/ Accra, Ghana Job Type: Full Time Job Description

• The incumbent will be supporting our Shared Business Service Manager in the assigned country (Nigeria/Ghana),overseeing the different areas: Treasury, Tax, Accounts Payable, Accounting, etc.

• Post the general ledger and cash accounting entries, thereby compensating according to the type of payment/collection to ensure that the accounting reflects the economic operations. The related transactions but not exhaustive are:
  • Prepare and pay for the various taxes and social security charges, ensuring correct credit of the same in all managed companies.
  • Ensure that all the taxes are declared and paid on time,
  • Prepare and control the inter-company invoices and accounts to adjust the internal billing situation of services between companies.
  • Reconcile on a monthly basis the inter- company accounts
  • Review all the differences noted and liaise with Corporate team
  • Post all the relating adjustments.

• Vendor Invoices reception (different flows)
• Accounting for payment: supporting document validation, and posting
• Technical support to procurement department (PO treatment).
• Authorization workflows maintenance
• Control the account balances of customers/suppliers to ensure the correct status thereof.
• Handle inquiries from internal and external customers regarding the billing generated and guarantee the validity of the information.
• Cash flow management.
• Posting for payment: validating the invoice with the Purchase Orders
• Initiate workflows for invoice differences / inconsistences / formalities
• Invoice archive
• Follow up of open purchase orders, and vendors accounts
• Travel expenses

• Banking map and banking pool
• Financial facilities management (M&A, CapEx and Working capital)
• Cash-management; daily position and forecast
• Payment management
• Online banking management
• Ensure that all the outstanding items are investigated and duly adjusted
• Make all the cheques deposit on the bank accounts
• Make all the cash withdrawal for the petty cash replenishment
• In collaboration with Corporate team, ensure the relationship with the local bank
• Make the follow up of all the payments done.
• Financial cost management and reporting
• Management of bank accounts
• Reconcile all the bank accounts on a monthly basis
• Ensure that all the transactions on the bank statements are correctly booked (accuracy and completeness)

• Audits and tax inspections
• Finance reporting
• Establishment of the annual financial statements.

• Must have experience in the manufacturing industry
• Academic requirements: Superior level training in accounting
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in a similar position.

• Good knowledge of SAP- FI (General accounting, Account payables, Customers, Banks, …)
• Rigorous, autonomous, innovative and proactive
• Language: English.
• Ability to work under pressure with good communication skills