Regional Accountant – Africa Entities, Cross-Border Operations

Role Overview

• Manage day-to-day accounting and bookkeeping for assigned Africa entities.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and ensure all balances are reconciled and supported.
• Maintain accurate and complete ledgers in Zoho Books (or group ERP system).
• Ensure compliance with group accounting policies and reporting timelines.
• Reconcile loan drawdowns, repayments, and interest accruals accurately.
• Support monthly reporting, including covenant compliance metrics.
• Coordinate with Financial Controller and other Accountants on funding flows and FX tracking.
• Ensure timely processing of intra-group payments.
• Take full ownership of customer invoicing and revenue recording for Africa entities/Transactions.
• Review and reconcile high-volume NAIRA transactions processed through the Nigerian entity on behalf of the U.S. entity.
• Verify that receipts collected in Nigeria relating to U.S. customers are correctly recorded as intercompany balances and properly reflected in U.S. books.
• Reconcile virtual account funding flows where the U.S. entity funds Nigerian payments.
• Ensure no duplication of revenue or expense recognition across entities.
• Confirm accurate FX treatment of all cross-border flows.
• Perform transaction-level verification of historical entries to identify misclassification, leakage, or mismatches.
• Ensure intercompany balances between U.S. and Nigeria fully reconcile at all times.
• Ensure the Nigerian entity operates strictly as a collection/payment agent in line with the intercompany agreement.
• Establish a standardized reconciliation framework for all ongoing cross-entity flows.
• Take full ownership of monthly reconciliations for bank, intercompany, balance sheet, and key P&L accounts.
• Ensure aging receivables are actioned with relevant business owners for timely collections.
• Review and clear open items proactively; flag variances for investigation.
• Maintain supporting documentation for all reconciliations to audit-ready standards.
• Strengthen maker-checker discipline and internal control procedures.
• Process supplier invoices, payment requests, and reconciliations within approved cycles.
• Maintain supplier and customer ledgers, ensuring data accuracy and completeness.
• Monitor NAIRA collections and settlements back to the U.S. entity via virtual accounts.
• Support the Finance Controller in cash forecasting by providing accurate payable and receivable reports.
• Coordinate with local advisors to ensure all tax filings (corporate tax, VAT/GST, withholding tax, PAYE, etc.) are completed accurately and on time.
• Manage monthly statutory returns and annual compliance filings for Africa entities.
• Maintain proper documentation and audit trail for tax compliance.
• Ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements in each jurisdiction.
• Support cross-border withholding tax and intercompany documentation requirements.
• Support annual audits, including preparation of working papers and reconciliations.
• Coordinate with auditors to resolve queries and provide required documentation.
• Ensure accounting files and statutory records are complete and accurate.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation for all intercompany and virtual account transactions.
• Manage intercompany loan accounting and reconciliations.
• Track funding flows between U.S. and Africa entities.
• Monitor interest accruals and settlements.
• Ensure documentation aligns with transfer pricing and group policies.
• Support ERP implementation and standardization of processes.
• Identify and recommend improvements in accounting workflows to strengthen control and efficiency.
• Collaborate across entities to ensure consistency in accounting practices.
• Document and update all SOPs related to Africa and cross-border accounting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Commerce (CA/CPA or equivalent preferred).
• 5–7 years of accounting experience, ideally across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong experience handling SME entities independently.
• Experience with cross-border and intercompany accounting.
• Strong understanding of IFRS and local GAAP.
• Experience with Zoho Books or ERP systems preferred.
• Excellent reconciliation, documentation, and analytical skills.
• High attention to detail and strong internal control mindset.
• Comfortable working across multiple time zones.

Tech Stack

• ERP

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Flexible work arrangements