Senior Accountant

• Monitor, manage, and reconcile accounts receivable for all branches to ensure timely collections and proper recording of transactions. 
• Evaluate customer creditworthiness, conduct financial analysis, and establish appropriate credit limits based on company policies. 
• Implement and enforce credit control policies to minimize bad debts and ensure a healthy cash flow. 
• Liaise with the sales team to ensure that invoices are generated correctly, payment terms are adhered to, and overdue payments are followed up efficiently. 
• Review and analyze ageing reports, assess overdue balances, and provide recommendations for collection actions on delinquent accounts. 
• Ensure that customer payments, credit notes, and adjustments are accurately recorded in the ERP system. 
• Work closely with banks on LCs (Letter of Credits), bank guarantees, and PDC (Post-Dated Cheques) processing. 

Financial Reporting & Compliance

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records in compliance with IFRS, VAT laws, and other local financial regulations. 
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual AR reports, including ageing analysis, customer account reconciliation, and bad debt provisioning. 
• Perform reconciliations for sales transactions, customer ledgers, bank statements, and AR-related accounts to ensure accuracy and completeness. 
• Assist in the month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring timely and accurate revenue recognition and reconciliation of financial records. 
• Ensure compliance with VAT, WHT (Withholding Tax), and other tax regulations, ensuring proper documentation and reporting for sales transactions. 

Operational & Business Support

• Collaborate with sales, distribution, and finance teams to improve financial processes and align with business objectives. 
• Provide financial insights and analysis to management regarding AR performance, collection efficiency, credit risk exposure, and revenue trends. 
• Support the implementation and improvement of ERP systems (SAP) to enhance receivables and credit management. 
• Work closely with internal and external auditors, providing necessary documentation and explanations for audit requirements. 
• Identify process inefficiencies in AR and suggest automation or digital transformation solutions to improve collection cycles.