Accounting Manager, Ghana at Zipline

About The Job

About You And The Role:

• The Finance and Accounting Manager will be responsible for implementing, maintaining, and expanding end-to-end accounting systems and processes in Ghana. Additionally, this person will be responsible for customer relationship management, ensuring timely invoicing, and following up on outstanding payments from our customers.
• A successful candidate will be based in Ghana and must have strong communication and negotiation skills, be detail-oriented, and have the ability to work in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment and meet tight deadlines. 
• This role has many customers - both internal and external - and a successful candidate will need to be excited and ready to partner cross-functionally across many teams in the business to achieve the given objectives.

What You'll Do

General Accounting:

• Manage and oversee the daily operations of the country’s accounting department including; month and end-year process, accounts payable/receivable, treasury, budgeting, cash forecasting, banking relationships and fixed asset activity.
• Monitor and analyze accounting data and produce financial reports or statements.
• Good knowledge and understanding of finance best practices, IFRS and other applicable accounting standards.

Financial Controls & Cost Reduction:

• Ensure proper financial control and compliance.
• Coordinate and complete annual audit.
• Provide initiatives and recommendations on cost reduction.
• Improve systems and procedures and initiate corrective action.
• Establish and maintain fiscal files and records to document transactions.

Tax Management:

• Tax Management and Tax Returns Filing.
• Coordination of banking activities and transactions.
• Work cooperatively with all the units to meet operational and team objectives.

Accounts Receivables:

• Maintain all customer contracts and ensure they are applied during invoicing
• Maintain up-to-date information of customers in the billing system
• Ensure monthly billing, submission of invoices to customers, and cash application to receivables in Netsuite as per remittance/payment advice
• Ensure banking details provided to customers via letter must correspond to the banking details on the invoice. Issue receipts upon payment from customers
• Frequent follow-up and contact customers for overdue payments
• Work closely with cross-functional teams such as fulfillment operations, customer service, client success, and various distribution centers to ensure the right information or data for monthly billing
• Provide monthly statements of accounts to customers after reconciling the customer accounts.
• Manage customer queries and promptly resolve customer issues
• Provide management and other key stakeholders with reports on accounts receivables and collections, Tax Credit certificates, WHT on VAT, etc
• Inquire about payment plans with customers when necessary
• Enforce credit policies and procedures to ensure compliance with company standards/contracts
• Assist in other ad-hoc project as needed

What You'll Bring:

• A first degree preferably in Accounting, Finance or Business-related discipline
• Recognized professional accounting certification
• At least 4 to 6 years’ relevant work experience
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of accounting principles, billings, and collection procedures
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to multitask
• Experience in managing relationships with government agencies