The Role
Prepare management accounts and financial reports, analyze budgets and performance, oversee reconciliations and liquidity, support audits and regulatory reporting, strengthen internal controls, and supervise finance staff. The role requires advanced Excel and financial modeling, ERP experience, strong accounting knowledge, and progressive finance experience, including senior or supervisory responsibilities. The successful candidate must hold a valid Kenyan passport and relocate to Juba, South Sudan.
Summary Generated by Built In
Job Title: Management Accountant
Location: Juba, South Sudan
Department: Finance
Reports To: General Manager
Supervises: Finance Officers, Accountants and other assigned finance staff
Job Purpose
To ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, management accounting, reconciliations, financial controls, budgeting, analysis and regulatory compliance, while supporting management decision-making across assigned business operations.
Key Responsibilities
• Prepare monthly management accounts, financial reports and management packs.
• Analyse financial performance against budgets and prior periods and provide recommendations.
• Review bank, cash, mobile money, branch, partner, intercompany and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Investigate and resolve outstanding, unusual or unexplained reconciling items.
• Monitor cash positions, cash movements and liquidity requirements.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and profitability reviews.
• Coordinate regulatory, statutory and audit reporting requirements.
• Review and strengthen financial and operational internal controls.
• Supervise, coach and support Finance Officers and Accountants.
• Drive improvements in financial reporting, reconciliation and finance processes.
Requirements
Qualifications & Experience
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related field.
• Professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA or equivalent.
• Minimum 7 years' progressive accounting and finance experience, including 2–3 years in a senior or supervisory role.
• Experience in remittance, foreign exchange, banking, fintech, microfinance, cash transfer or similar financial services is highly desirable.
• Strong experience in management accounts, financial reporting, reconciliations, budgeting and financial controls.
• Experience with audits, regulatory reporting and supervising finance staff.
Technical Skills
• Strong management accounting and financial reporting skills.
• Excellent reconciliation and analytical abilities.
• Good knowledge of IFRS and internal controls.
• Strong cash and treasury understanding.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.
• Experience with accounting/ERP systems.
• Knowledge of budgeting, forecasting and regulatory reporting.
• Must have a valid Kenyan passport.
• Must be willing and available to relocate to Juba, South Sudan.
Key Attributes
Analytical, detail-oriented, proactive, results-driven and highly ethical, with strong problem-solving, communication, follow-up and team-development skills. Must be able to work under pressure and manage multiple finance responsibilities effectively.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related field
- Professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA, or equivalent
- Minimum 7 years of progressive accounting and finance experience
- 2–3 years in a senior or supervisory role
- Experience in remittance, foreign exchange, banking, fintech, microfinance, cash transfer, or similar financial services
- Experience with management accounts, financial reporting, reconciliations, budgeting, and financial controls
- Experience with audits, regulatory reporting, and supervising finance staff
- Knowledge of IFRS and internal controls
- Strong cash and treasury understanding
- Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills
- Experience with accounting or ERP systems
- Knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and regulatory reporting
- Valid Kenyan passport
- Willingness and availability to relocate to Juba, South Sudan
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