General Accountant

GENERAL ACCOUNTANT

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Tema

Industry: Manufacturing

Reports To: Finance & Accounting Supervisor

Our client is one of the leading agro-processing companies in Ghana and across Africa.

Scope

General Accountant will be responsible for supporting accurate and complete accounting records timely month-end closing financial reconciliations and reporting. The role will have a strong focus on accounts payable inventory and raw material accounting and general ledger management.

Key Responsibilities

Accounts Payable & Expense Processing

• Manage the accounts payable process for service overhead local and foreign suppliers including raw material invoices.
  
• Validate post and process supplier invoices and payments in D365.
  
• Match invoices against approved PRs/POs product receipts contracts shipment documents and agreed pricing resolving discrepancies with suppliers and Procurement.
  
• Prepare weekly and monthly payable schedules and process withholding taxes advance settlements and prepayments.
  
• Create and maintain approved supplier records and ensure accurate AP aging supplier reconciliations and vendor balances.
  

Inventory & Raw Material Accounting

• Review and validate Product Receipt (POR) journals including quantities batch numbers warehouse locations and purchase order references.
  
• Ensure accurate accounting and allocation of additional purchase costs including customs duties freight clearing and transportation costs.
  
• Reconcile inventory GRNI purchase transitory and vendor accounts.
  
• Review inventory valuation and raw material costing to ensure accuracy.
  
• Support inventory closing activities stock takes job order closing stock adjustments and goods-in-transit and inter-company reconciliations.
  

General Ledger & Financial Control

• Review General Ledger postings for completeness accuracy and appropriate allocation across ledger accounts procurement categories cost centres and financial dimensions.
  
• Monitor and clear suspense accounts incorrect postings reconciliation differences and unresolved transitory balances.
  
• Review expense postings accruals prepaid expenses and ledger reconciliations.
  
• Support month-end closing and preparation of financial reports and schedules for internal and external stakeholders.
  
• Maintain the accuracy completeness and integrity of accounting transactions within D365.
  

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or a related field.
  
• Professional accounting qualification or progress towards one (e.g. ACCA CIMA ICA) is preferred.
  
• Minimum of 3 years work experience in a similar accounting role preferably within a manufacturing FMCG agribusiness or related environment.
  
• Strong experience in accounts payable general ledger accounting reconciliations and inventory accounting.
  
• Experience working with Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) or a similar ERP system.
  
• Good understanding of month-end closing financial controls and accounting principles.
  
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
  
• Excellent analytical numerical and problem-solving skills.
  
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
  

Competencies

Financial and accounting acumen Analytical and problem-solving skills Attention to detail and accuracy Organisation and time management Integrity and confidentiality