Senior Fund Accountant

Key Responsibilities: 

• Actively contribute to the day-to-day and month-end, quarter-end and year-end books close process (incl. but not limited to recording of accruals/prepaids, reconciliation of balance sheet accounts etc); 

• Reviewing bookkeeping entries and closing books and working schedules and reconciliations prepared by the officers 

• Investigating full balance sheet and profit and loss variances against different benchmarks and providing variance analysis and associated explanations as part of the books closing process; 

• Actively supporting the preparation of VAT, tax returns and other regulatory reporting and reviewing of the VAT, tax returns and any other returns prepared by officers; 

• Supervise, mentor and improve junior staff on their day-to-day operational work.  

• Involvement in the annual audit process and preparation of the annual financial statements and perform first review of the annual financial statements prepared by the officers 

• Collaborate with external parties as may be required; 

• Actively contributing to improvement initiatives, standardization, re-engineering of processes and controls, and implementation of best practices; 

Basic qualifications:  

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, or economics; 

• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience are required; 

• Good knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)  

• Ability to learn and adapt quickly in a fast-growing and dynamic environment, especially in industries that are undergoing rapid digit transformation. 

• You are fluent in both English and French;  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in French would be an advantage;  

• Strong organizational, multi-tasking skills and strong analytical skills with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation;  

• Ability to check and maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail;  

• You possess team spirit, ability to work in demanding and high-pressure environment, motivation to work well as an individual and as a team and take initiative to act without waiting for direction when appropriate.  

• Being a mentor for the officers for coaching and improving the officers on their day to operational day work  

Preferred qualifications:  

• Working towards an ACCA, CPA, or equivalent certification; 

• SAP S4 Hana knowledge will be considered an asset; 

• Ability to dive deep into data, existing processes and technology challenges in order to identify issues and opportunities.