General Ledger Accountant

About the Role: 

Line Manager : Accounting & Reporting Manager 

Location : Douala 

No of positions : 01 

Type of contract : Full Time 

The GL accountant is a senior accountant who performs accounting activities in accordance with group-wide (international) / national accounting principles and standards within the assigned scope. This job documents and reviews the organization’s financial statements / positions to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, laws, as well as reporting requirements. The accountant gets guidance and support from the Accounting Manager on complex activities, ad hoc requests, and key issues in the execution of duties. 

Key responsibilities include: 

Accounting Management: 

• Coordinates the work on General Accounting processes 

• Accounting processing of payroll and ensure interface with payroll system is correct, 

• Preparing monthly taxes declarations or gathering tax documents 

• Ensure that all necessary information is recorded in the appropriate information systems 

• Develop, distribute, and monitor accounting policies and procedures, Group and local (OHADA and IFRS). 

• Maintain and administer chart of accounts and reporting (IFRS & Ohada) 

• Ensure that mapping for all IFRS account is updated 

• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and innovative solutions and communicate them to the accounting manager 

• Manage intra-group flows (cross-services) 

• Participates in the development of monthly and annual reporting (Group, OHADA) 

• Participates in the annual statutory reporting (Ohada)  

• Participates in monitoring external / internal audit  

• Participates to tax audit mission 

Cost control:  

• Review and unblocked all payments in the system if any before approvals in bank application 

• Ensure that all appropriate deductions on invoices are made before payment 

• Ensure that the right amounts are being paid per contract details and supporting documents 

• Ensure that all statutory deductions (Withholding tax, SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION, PAYE etc.) are paid on time to avoid penalties 

• Prepare and post all manual journals after reviews and validation by Finance Business Partner’s and Accounting & Reporting Manager 

Inventory Management: 

• Organize quarterly and annual stocks counts (IFRS & Ohada) 

• Compile, consolidate, and reconcile inventory and also SAP and Departmental Stock Counts 

• Maintain inventory systems and technologies 

• Perform inventory revaluations if any 

Process improvement 

• Support the implementation of effective financial controls. 

• Participates to deliver improved procedures 

Reporting Processes 

• Perform period end activities such as booking of manual journal entries, prepayments, ensure the respect of RACI, etc. 

• Follow the clearing of all Vendor Accounts  

• Review and reconcile all GL Balances before month end reporting

Perform any ad hoc activities requested by the Accounting & Reporting Manager or any relevant stakeholder  

About You:  

Required academic & technical qualifications 

• Minimum bachelor's in finance, Accounting, Economics or similar.  

• Chartered accountant is an advantage. 

• Minimum 8 years’ experience in finance & audit  

Essential experience & knowledge 

• 4 years’ experience in finance as a supervisor (for stakeholder management) with an emphasis on accounting Experience in multinational company, preferably in B2B / food industries 

• Experience in a multinational company, preferably in B2B / food industries 

• Adaptability to changing environment 

• Professional & Positive attitude 

Technical/Functional Competencies 

• Technical proficiency (e.g., SAP – ERP systems, Excel, PowerPoint, BBS, BW) 

• English business proficiency (written and spoken) 

• Microsoft Office Proficiency 

Interpersonal / Leadership Competencies 

• Good attention to details 

• Analytical Skills 

• Leadership experience (Drive to Deliver, Dealing with People, Shaping the Business) 

• Promote knowledge sharing organization-wide  

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, internal SSC departments and customers 

• Goal oriented 

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives regarding processes, technologies, and organization  

Personal style / attitude / motivation 

• Adaptability 

• Positive attitude  

• Professional attitude 

• Proactive and solution-oriented