FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT – G4S Botswana

Key Responsibilities

• Review all journal entries and ensure that they are in line with normal business activities , adequately supported, accurately captured and compliant with accounting standards.
• Timely post all journals from the assistant accountants
• Prepare month end journals related to taxes(VAT, SAT,Customs and WHT)
• Ensure all journals are adequately supported, authorised and properly filed.
• Reviews and authorizes monthly general ledger reconciliations.
• Feeds into group reporting through business planning and consolidation platform (BPC).
• Prepares monthly internal reports (Internal Trade Reviews).
• Reviews and approves the general ledger journals.
• Manages the monthly accounts payables closing process.
• Liaises with external auditors and regional office auditors.
• Participates in the preparation of cash flow and working capital forecast.
• Manages internal controls relating to the finance function.
• Facilitate month end close process for the AP team and the payroll team
• Detailed review of creditors age for unusual entries(duplicate vendors, un applied payments, suppliers in credit) and ensures timely closure before month end
• Facilitate month end close process for the AP team and the payroll team
• Detailed review of creditors age for unusual entries(duplicate vendors, un applied payments, suppliers in credit) and ensures timely closure before month end
• Execute monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing processes on time for all AP and payroll entries
• Ensures that the payroll recon is prepared monthly
• Ensures all balance sheet recons related to AP team and payroll are complete and accurate (ageanalysis,accruals, intercompany)
• Reviews expenses trends and ledgers for any mispostings
• Maintains the tax compliance register and ensures that all taxes are submitted and paid on time
• Owns VAT computation and authorization.
• Manages the relationship with BURS.
• Key contact for the tax authorities for any tax related issues
• Facilitates and reviews GFC submissions and ensure 100% submission
• Ensures compliance with tax laws, and;
• Oversees the payroll process from communication of payroll cut offs with the business capturing and review of payroll to ensure timely and accurate processing.
• Responsible for overseeing preparation of the payroll recon
• Ensures external payroll payments are processed timely and accurately.
• Oversee the end-to-end operations of the accounts payable team, including invoice processing, payment runs, and expense report management.
• Ensure all payments are processed accurately, in a timely manner, and in compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure all vendor payments are captured timely in the cash book
• Maintaining supplier relationships and payment plans.
• Manages and owns day’s payables outstanding and alignment to day’s receivables outstanding.
• Reviews and approves supplier reconciliations.
• Reviews supplier payments.
• Authorizes supplier and other third party payments.
• Maintains relationships with key suppliers.
• Manages supplier payment terms in collaboration with procurement
• Support the month end reporting process and provide reports to management as needed
• Responsible for monthly reporting on payroll, expenditure and taxation (both local and regional level).
• Assisting in local and regional reporting requirements
• Completes and submits regional reports on management requests.
• Participate in the design/ development/ review/ implementation and monitoring of the departmental safety plans for each year.
• Participate in safety forums created by company for example safety meetings and safety talks
• Report all safety incidents to the relevant people
• Discuss all safety incidents
• Follow-up on any activities assigned through safety meeting/committee/representative/management
• Attend safety education and refresher programmes
• Comply with safety policies and procedures at workplace
• Distribute safety information as and when required
• Wear protective clothing all the time
• Supervise direct reports and provide mentorship and coaching.
• Conduct regular performance evaluations, set clear key performance indicators (KPIs), and manage individual development plans for team members.
• Identify skill gaps within the finance team and design structured training programs.
• Foster a continuous learning environment by encouraging team participation in professional accounting certifications and technical workshops.
• Cross-train team members across accounts payable, payroll, and general ledger functions to build team resilience and operational continuity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
• Studying toward a professional qualification (ACCA,CIMA,BICA)
• Post graduate qualification in taxation will be an added advantage.
• 3- 5 years’ experience in systems administration and management experience
• Experience in supervisory position would be added advantage
• Knowledge of Financial principles, practices, financial controls and audit standards
• Knowledge and implementation of performance and review reconciliations and implementation of financial controls

How to Apply