Location: Remote, Remote
Job Type:
Permanent
Closing Date:
2025-06-27
About vacancy
mselect is looking to hire a Reporting Accountant to join our team on a remote basis. Candidates must have 3-5 years of relevant experience in financial reporting, general ledger accounting, and audit. Fluency in English is a must.
Job Purpose
This position is responsible for overseeing daily transactional reviews, managing month-end closing processes, preparing financial reports, and supporting external audits. The Reporting Accountant works closely with the AP/AR/Treasury teams and is responsible for maintaining key schedules, including, provisions, accruals, prepaid, and fixed assets.
Key Responsibilities
Requirements
Qualifications:
*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.
Job Purpose
This position is responsible for overseeing daily transactional reviews, managing month-end closing processes, preparing financial reports, and supporting external audits. The Reporting Accountant works closely with the AP/AR/Treasury teams and is responsible for maintaining key schedules, including, provisions, accruals, prepaid, and fixed assets.
Key Responsibilities
- Verify and process accounts payable transactions, ensuring the accuracy of supplier invoices, payments, and reconciliations
- Monitor and reconcile liability accounts, including social security, PIT, salary payable, and others
- Check and maintain the provision and accruals schedules, ensuring monthly accuracy and appropriate justification
- Oversee and handle the prepaid expenses schedule and ensure proper monthly amortization entries are recorded in the system
- Manage the fixed asset register in collaboration with the AP team, ensure capitalizations, disposals, and depreciation entries are accurately and timely booked
- Perform monthly reconciliations of key general ledger accounts, including AP, AR, provisions, and accruals
- Lead the month-end closing process, ensuring all cut-off procedures are followed and financial data is accurately reported
- Prepare monthly financial reports, including profit & loss, balance sheet, and supporting schedules for management review
- Liaise with external auditors during standalone audits, ICV, and consolidate audits, and coordinate the timely submission of supporting documents
- Deal with tax advisors and handle the VAT, WHT, and corporate tax return submission
- Support the Reporting Supervisor in ad hoc financial analysis and reports
Requirements
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field (BSc in Accounting or equivalent)
- Professional qualification preferred: ACCA, CPA, CMA, or in the final stages of completion
- Minimum 3–5 years of relevant experience in financial reporting, general ledger accounting, and audit
- Experience working in a multi-entity and multi-currency environment is an advantage
- Familiarity with IFRS and tax regulations (VAT, WHT, corporate tax)
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting standards (especially IFRS)
- Proficiency in ERP systems (Odoo)
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, and complex formulas
- Solid understanding of month-end closing processes, general ledger reconciliations, and financial schedules
- Excellent analytical skills with a keen attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to manage deadlines and work independently in a remote setting
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including AP, AR, Treasury, tax advisors, and external auditors
- Demonstrated problem-solving and critical thinking abilities
*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.
