Chief Accountant

Manage and control all accounting and finance related duties, including but not limited to ensuring accurate, complete, and timely maintenance of accounting records in accordance with local laws, regulation, accounting standards, and group policies.

• Business partnering, supporting key stakeholders, Business development and other departments with all financial queries and requirements to ensure timely and effective support and resolution.
• Drive cash flow management including funding, vendor payment management, client billing and collection, inventory management, working capital control and improvement, cost optimization.
• Lead commercial related finance requirements including financial security, insurance and tax recovery.
• Tax planning, audit and other regulatory filings.
• Support group internal control, risk management and compliance through the implementation and deployment of policies and procedures. Actively contribute towards process optimization and improvement to enhance efficiency and controls.
• Liaison with accounting, audit, tax service providers and authorities on behalf of Enova.
• Liaison, in coordination with HQ treasury, with local banks for all business requirements.
• Provide insights and support in management reporting, planning and budgeting.
• Ensure the general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, assets, other liability accounts, equity accounts, adjustments and reconciliation of accounts are maintained correctly.
• Supervise the preparation of timely and accurate departmental schedules and reports to meet ENOVA and department’s requirements, policies, and standards, in addition to verifying the monthly input data for ENOVA management and shareholder reporting.
• All relevant schedules are to be updated and are available and fully reconciled monthly as per timelines.
• Monitor and make sure that all balance sheets schedules are updated, uploaded to shared drive and signed wherever required, as per closing timelines.
• Manage Inventory count, reconciliation with system and coordinating with operations, procurement, and auditors.
• Manage Fixed Assets count, Tagging, reconciliation and coordinating with operations, procurement, and auditors
• Provide support for standardization / improvement for Inventory, Fixed Assets, and other accounting areas.
• Coordinate and supporting for client and vendor contractor reviews for LC, Guarantee and payment term requirements.
• Coordinate for Vendor and client Guarantees and LC submissions.
• Ensure compliance with tax regulation (including team guidance, preparation, and processing of Corporate Tax, WHT, VAT, Transfer Pricing, E-Invoice, Payroll Tax, Social Security and other regulatory filings and payments in a timely manner.
• Ensure that payroll comparison and payroll tax calculation is correctly prepared and recorded in the books.
• Review and process monthly payroll payments.
• Take lead on Tax Returns / E-Invoicing / stamp tax / loan registration. Coordinate with authorities, lawyers, consultants, and PRO.
• Supervise the receiving, registration and verification of all invoices, service/ purchase orders and cheque requests related to Enova’s projects, material and service purchases and ensure they are disbursed timely, they are complete, accurate and in compliance with payment terms and conditions
• Review and prioritize the invoices for payments through cheques and online transfers to ensure the payments are made timely and as per the terms and conditions.
• Automate invoice receiving, recording, payment and reporting process. Provide visibility to management on vendor payment status.
• Make sure that all Accounts Receivable invoices and credit notes are issued accurately and on time by the team.
• Ensure that customer accounts are regularly monitored, all due invoices are collected, proper follow up is done with customer/Enova operations, SOA are submitted to customer/Enova Operations, by the team
• Provide guidance to the team on any delayed payments or irregularities and recommend suitable remedial / legal actions to them to ensure payment issues are resolved timely.
• Make sure that the proper process is in place for recording any Bad Debts transaction and IFRS9 /…