Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant

Based in: Kenya Nigeria Uganda Ethiopia South Africa Guatemala India Cambodia Myanmar or Vietnam

Reports to: Global Controller Viya Health

Who are we

VIYA Health Enterprise Ltd is a private company dedicated to addressing the needs of women throughout their sexual and reproductive health journey. Our mission is toeliminatebarriers to trusted information quality products and essential services ensuring that women can access the support they need with ease and confidence. We focus on empowering women to make informed choices that enhance their health and wellness by expanding options and addressing challenges related to accessibility.

Our vision is to create a seamless and supportive experience for women byleveragingan omnichannel strategy. Through innovative digital platforms and solutions we aim to strengthen the delivery of high-quality information products and services. By combining technology with a customer-centric approach VIYA Health Enterprise Ltd strives to improve womens reproductive health outcomes enhance their wellness journey and make a lasting impact across the communities we serve.

Purpose of the Role

Position Overview:Viya Health is in search of a detail-oriented and results-drivenStaffAccountant to oversee financial activities ensure compliance with accounting standards and contribute to the financial success of our organization. The successful candidate will play a key role in financialreporting whileprovidingstrategic insights to support the companys overall financialobjectives.

KeyResponsibilities:

• Manage and oversee the day-to-day accounting operations including accounts payable accounts receivableinventory and general ledger activities.

• Prepare andanalysefinancial statements ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant accounting standards.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline financial processes and improve overall efficiency.

• Additionalresponsibilities are as follows:

• Inventory:

• Coordinate thesetupof sites and items adjustment of quantities on hand assembly building and inventory transfers between suppliers and in-market entities.

• Oversee the recording of item receipts.

• Collateand oversee in-market monthly stock counts and ensure accuracy of the stock as reflected in the balance sheet at the global level

• Accounts Payable (AP) Oversight:

• Monitor the entry of vendor bills.

• Gathering and verifying invoices forappropriate documentationprior to payment

• Participating in the developmentreview and implementation of the payable policies and procedures in line with best practices and industry trends

• Ensure statutory payments aresubmittedon time.

• Accounts Receivable (AR) Oversight:

• Manage thesetupof customers and price lists.

• Quick and proper allocation of customer receipts into customer accounts maintaininga clean aging statement bycustomer.

• Help reconcile customer accounts and resolve discrepancies andfacilitatecollections from overdue accounts.

• Supervise the receipt of customer payments and their application to invoices.

• Banking Operations:

• Coordinate the payment of vendor bills and paymentbookingon online banking platforms.

• Oversee the recording of deposits and fund transfers between bank accounts.

• Bank Reconciliation:

• Conduct the reconciliation of bank accounts.

• Accounting Management:

• Oversee thesetupof accounts and classes.

• Supervise the recording of journal entries.

• Audit Planning and Coordination

• Collaborate with external audit firms to plan and schedule audit activities.

• Coordinate audit timelines and deliverables liaising with various departments.

• Support high complexity audit samples by explaining documentation to the auditor.

This is not an exhaustive list of all tasks that an incumbent is expected to perform but is instead a summary of the primary responsibilities and requirements of the job. The incumbent may be asked to perform duties not included above. VIYA HEALTH reserves the right to revise job profiles at any time based on changes to the required job responsibilities.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in accounting Finance or a related field; CPA certification is preferred.
• Proven experience as aFinance OfficerAccountantor in a similar role with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experiencein a commercial business.
• Familiarity withUS GAAPand/or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Experience with QuickBooks Enterprise.
• At least 1 year of Public Accounting in an audit firm (as part of theoverall 5 years ofexperience) preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with excellent attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills both verbal and written with the ability to present complex financial information to stakeholders.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.

Viya Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of actual or perceived race religion color sex age national origin disability sexual orientation marital status personal appearance matriculation political affiliation family status or responsibilities gender identity or expression pregnancy childbirth related medical conditions or breastfeeding genetic information amnesty veteran special disabled veteran or uniform service member status or employment status.

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