Finance & Accounting
Overview
Key Responsibilities
- Accounting & Reporting: Post journals and maintain ledgers under IFRS and Group policy; run month- and year-end closes (accruals, prepayments, depreciation); prepare management accounts, budget variance reports, intercompany schedules, and Group reporting packs; support external/internal audits.
- Reconciliations: Reconcile daily and monthly customer wallets, safeguarding/settlement accounts, banks, mobile money operators, gateways, and card processors against the ledger; resolve failed, duplicate, or reversed transactions and chargebacks; reconcile intercompany and partner balances; maintain an ageing schedule of open items.
- Foreign Exchange: Record multi-currency transactions (UGX, USD, EUR, KES, and active corridor currencies); revalue balances monthly and post realised/unrealised FX; review conversion rates and spreads; track currency exposures and prefunding positions for Treasury.
- Tax & Statutory Compliance: Compute, file, and pay local taxes (VAT, PAYE, WHT, provisional/final income tax, excise duty on fees) and statutory contributions (NSSF) on time; ensure full e-invoicing/EFRIS compliance; apply cross-border WHT and transfer-pricing rules; liaise with tax authorities and advisors.
- Payroll Processing: Process monthly payroll in coordination with HR (salaries, allowances, deductions); compute statutory deductions, issue payslips, file returns, post payroll journals, and reconcile bank/mobile money disbursements while maintaining strict data confidentiality.
- Cash & Credit Payments: Verify and process supplier, partner, and bank/mobile money disbursements against approval limits; manage petty cash floats and reconciliations; oversee payables and receivables (ageing analysis, credit terms, follow-ups on merchants, agents, and corporates); reconcile commissions and revenue shares.
Qualifications & Experience
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related field. Professional accounting qualification (CPA, ACCA, or CIMA) completed or at an advanced stage.
- Experience: 3–4 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally within FinTech, banking, mobile money, or digital payments. Hands-on experience with high-volume reconciliations, multi-currency accounting, and statutory tax filings is essential. Experience in multi-country group reporting and payroll is a strong advantage.
Job Nature
Full Time
Job Location
Amsterdam
Job Level
Sr. Position