Director of Finance
True Zero Technologies, LLC
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Job location: Lilongwe, Malawi About the role: The Senior Associate will be assigned to the Accounts Department under the close supervision of the Finance Manager for Malawi & Tanzania.; General Ledger Monitoring - Oversee Postings, Ledger Control, Cleanup of Balance Sheet; Accounts Payable – Oversee and supervise the role.; Ensuring that Supplier balances are legit and well explained.; Ensuring that all expense postings are accurate and consistent.; Assist in answering queries to MIS team.; Streamline Processes in conjunction with Procurement regarding to this role; Accounts Receivable – Oversee and supervise the role.; Ensuring that Customer balances are legitimate and explainable.; Following up with respective account managers on Overdue accounts by ensuring proper posting of receipts.; Assist with approval of sales orders before giving final approval to Operations team to release inventory from warehouse after confirming receipt of funds.; Bank & General Ledger Reconciliations to ensure that all banks have been reconciled on both weekly and Monthly basis. These include bank accounts and mobile money wallets plus ensuring daily sweeps from mobile collections reflect in bank; Closely Monitor all General Ledgers to ensure they are consistent and extreme movements explained; Collaborate closely with the other senior finance associate to ensure taxes are filed within stipulated timelines (WHTax and VAT) and work with Finance controller to ensure that Tax Payments are processed in a timely manner through rigorous checks on MSonkho vs Payroll POPs shared.; Month End Close Procedure - Depreciation, Purchase GIT, Salary and Bonus entries Bookings, Assist in Monthly P&L and Balance Review. This should also include monthly checks on BEFIT project costs.; Work closely with Senior Finance Associate to ensure employee reimbursements are processed in a timely fashion through Zoho expense and Angaza credits are loaded every week to sales agents by set SLA timelines; Ensuring that GL balances are explainable; Ensuring that Fixed Assets, Rent and Prepaid Trackers are well updated and balances lying therein are matching the GL balances; Monitoring and ensuring that Costs associated to shipments (COGS) are well distributed and following up with Ops for closure; Work closely with Marketing team In Review of Marketing expenses; Intercompany Transactions: Maintain record of all Inter-Company Transactions. This entails assisting with Intercompany Reconciliations with respective related parties; Annually work closely with Finance Manager to close annual statutory audits within the stipulated timelines; Any other duties as assigned by the managers.
Requirements
- Degree in Finance, Accounting or any related other related field. CPA/ACCA Finalist is a MUST.; Must be Computer literate; proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.; Must have strong Analytical and Communication skills.; Team player and proactive to learn.; Must be honest and of high integrity.; Must be able to work under pressure with strict deadlines and with minimal or no supervision.; Proficient in Data Entry and Management.; 5 years Accounts Payable and Receivables or General Accounting Experience.
