Senior Financial Analyst

Job Purpose

To ensure accurate financial accounting, effective financial operations, and timely management reporting across corporate and retail business activities. The role involves hands-on ownership of end-to-end accounting processes, financial analysis, internal controls, and continuous process improvements to support operational efficiency, financial integrity, and informed business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

1. Manage end-to-end Accounts Receivable activities, including customer credit assessments, credit limit monitoring, invoicing, collections, receipt allocations, customer reconciliations, and resolution of billing disputes.
2. Monitor receivables performance through AR aging analysis, overdue recovery, credit note reviews, Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) tracking, and identification of collection risks to improve cash flow and working capital.
3. Review and reconcile retail sales transactions, including POS collections, cash and card settlements, payment gateway receipts, refunds, and related discrepancies, ensuring accurate and timely revenue accounting.
4. Oversee end-to-end Accounts Payable activities, including purchase order compliance, three-way matching, invoice verification, vendor reconciliations, payment proposals, supplier aging analysis, and timely settlement of liabilities.
5. Ensure compliance with financial policies and approval procedures for vendor onboarding, invoice processing, payment authorization, and supplier account management, while identifying duplicate payments, irregularities, and potential financial risks.
6. Perform and review R2R activities, including general ledger accounting, journal entries, accruals, prepayments, provisions, fixed assets, intercompany transactions, and reconciliations to maintain accurate financial records.
7. Coordinate and execute month-end and year-end closing activities, ensuring timely completion of accounting entries, appropriate cut-off procedures, balance sheet reconciliations, supporting schedules, and resolution of outstanding discrepancies.
8. Prepare and review periodic financial statements and management reports, ensuring accuracy, completeness, consistency, and compliance with applicable accounting standards and internal reporting requirements.
9. Analyze financial and operational performance against budgets, forecasts, and prior periods, identifying key variances, profitability trends, cost drivers, and opportunities for improvement.
10. Develop and maintain financial dashboards, KPIs, and analytical reports covering revenue, margins, operating expenses, working capital, cash flow, receivables, payables, and other critical business performance indicators.
11. Prepare ad hoc financial analyses, reconciliations, and management presentations, providing meaningful insights and actionable recommendations to support operational and financial decision-making.
12. Develop, implement, and monitor internal financial controls, including standard operating procedures (SOPs), approval matrices, reconciliation controls, documentation standards, and compliance monitoring to strengthen financial governance and minimize risks.
13. Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities across accounting, ERP systems, financial reporting, and data validation to enhance accuracy, efficiency, transparency, and reporting quality.
14. Coordinate with internal and external auditors, preparing audit schedules, reconciliations, supporting documentation, and responses to audit queries, while monitoring the timely resolution of findings and implementation of recommendations.
15. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Sales, Procurement, Operations, Inventory, and IT, to resolve financial discrepancies, maintain data integrity, strengthen process compliance, and ensure effective financial information flow.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related discipline; CA, ACCA, CMA, CPA, or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
• Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in financial accounting, financial operations, reporting, and analysis, with practical exposure to AR, AP, general ledger, and month-end closing activities.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, IFRS, financial reconciliations, internal controls, and end-to-end accounting processes.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Odoo, or equivalent, along with advanced Microsoft Excel skills; proficiency in Power BI or similar reporting tools is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills, with attention to detail, accountability, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Work Location: In person