General Accountant

• The Purpose of Your Role
• As the Regional Accountant, you will be responsible for managing the end-to-end Accounts Receivable (AR) and billing processes across the region, ensuring accurate customer invoicing, timely collections, and healthy cash flow.
• Reporting directly to the Regional Finance Manager, you will also support Accounts Payable (AP), month-end closing, financial reporting, and regional finance operations while partnering closely with Commercial and Country teams.
• Your Key Responsibilities
• 1. Accounts Receivable, Billing & Cash Flow Management
• Own the end-to-end customer billing and Accounts Receivable lifecycle across multiple entities,  including customer billing, invoicing, collections, cash application, and reconciliations.
• Review commercial contracts, purchase orders, and customer agreements to ensure billing terms are accurate before invoicing.
• Prepare, generate, and issue customer invoices accurately and on time using ERP systems or manual invoicing where required.
• Generate quotations, invoices, credit notes, debit notes, and Statements of Account (SOAs).
• Monitor customer receivables, proactively follow up on overdue payments, and work with internal stakeholders to resolve billing disputes.
• Apply customer payments and perform AR reconciliations.
• Prepare AR aging reports, collection reports, and weekly cash flow forecasts.
• Support initiatives to improve working capital and optimize cash collections.

2. Accounts Payable

• Manage the full Procure-to-Pay (P2P) cycle, including invoice verification, payment processing, vendor reconciliations, and accurate record keeping.
• Ensure timely vendor payments while proactively resolving invoice discrepancies and responding to vendor queries to maintain positive supplier relationships.
• Prepare accounts payable reports, support month-end closing activities, and ensure compliance with internal controls, company policies, and financial procedures.

3. Financial Reporting & Controls

• Execute crucial month-end close processes, including bank and intercompany reconciliations, to ensure the integrity of our regional balance sheet.
• Contribute directly to the regional consolidation and the preparation of the monthly management reporting package for leadership (profit and loss, management reports,..)
• Prepare the weekly cash report, providing a real-time view of our liquidity position.

4. Strategic Business Partnership

• Act as a trusted Finance Partner to Country Managers, Cluster Heads, and Commercial teams, serving as their go-to expert for financial inquiries.
• Lead in-depth analysis of revenue, invoicing, collection, and cash flow trends to identify risks, providing recommendations to improve financial performance.
• Review commercial contracts to ensure financial terms are robust, compliant with regional policy, and mitigate risk.

5. Process Improvement & Compliance

• Identify opportunities to streamline billing, collections, and accounting processes.
• Ensure strict compliance with all relevant financial regulations, accounting standards, and internal policies.
• Support internal and external audits by providing clear, accurate documentation and expert explanations.

Who We Want

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. 3–5+ years of accounting experience with strong hands-on exposure to Accounts Receivable, customer billing/invoicing, Accounts Payable, General Ledger, and month-end closing.
• Proven experience preparing and issuing customer invoices independently through ERP systems and/or manual invoicing processes.
• Strong understanding of the complete Order-to-Cash (O2C) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) cycles.
• Experience reviewing customer contracts, purchase orders, and billing schedules.
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite) and advanced Microsoft Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, complex formulas).
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, resolve vendor issues, and ensure compliance with internal controls and company policies.

Nice to have

• Professional accounting qualification (CPA, ACCA, etc.) or actively pursuing one.
• Experience in a regional or multi-entity corporate environment.
• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to collaborate with and challenge senior business leaders.