Accounts & Finance Officer

The Accounts & Finance Officer will oversee accurate and timely financial operations across multiple entities and jurisdictions within the group. This role involves managing end-to-end bookkeeping for eight accounting books spanning various countries and systems. Responsibilities include supporting invoicing, accounts receivable and payable, reconciliations, month-end closing, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow management, intercompany accounting, statutory compliance, and audit readiness. The officer will work closely with the Group Manager and designated management to ensure financial integrity and compliance across multi-entity operations.

Key Responsibilities

Multi-Entity Accounting & Bookkeeping:
Manage comprehensive bookkeeping for eight accounting books across multiple countries and platforms such as QuickBooks, Zoho Books, and other approved ERP systems. Ensure all transactions are accurately classified, supported, and posted to the correct General Ledger accounts, entities, cost centres, and accounting periods. Maintain accurate General Ledger and Trial Balance records and support month-end and year-end closing activities.

Invoicing, Accounts Receivable & Collections:
Issue invoices promptly and accurately according to billing cycles, contracts, and service completion records. Maintain clear visibility of billed, unbilled, due, and overdue receivables. Monitor AR ageing, follow up on outstanding balances, resolve billing disputes, and ensure customer receipts are correctly allocated and reconciled.

Accounts Payable & Payments:
Review supplier invoices and supporting documents for accuracy and approval. Maintain vendor accounts, resolve discrepancies, and prepare payment schedules aligned with approved terms and cash-flow priorities.

Bank, Balance-Sheet & Account Reconciliations:
Perform monthly bank reconciliations for all assigned entities and accounts. Reconcile customer, vendor, intercompany, and other material balance-sheet accounts. Investigate and resolve reconciling items to ensure all accounts are balanced before monthly reporting.

Month-End, Year-End & Financial Reporting:
Manage controlled monthly and year-end closing processes, including journals, accruals, prepayments, provisions, reconciliations, and supporting schedules. Provide weekly finance and revenue snapshots and prepare flash revenue and financial reports for management.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Analysis:
Coordinate budgeting and forecasting with department heads and finance teams. Maintain rolling cash-flow forecasts covering expected receipts, payments, and significant financial commitments.

Tax, Statutory & Regulatory Compliance:
Prepare required returns, filings, and supporting documentation accurately and on time. Identify and escalate potential tax, regulatory, or compliance risks, providing relevant information and recommended actions. Maintain documentation to demonstrate compliance with finance policies and statutory requirements.

Finance Systems, Billing Platforms & Automation:
Ensure accuracy of financial records across approved systems. Identify opportunities to automate repetitive accounting and reporting tasks. Support development of dashboards, workflow controls, and system integrations to enhance financial accuracy and management visibility. Eliminate unauthorized parallel records and ensure traceability from reporting back to source documentation.

Audit, Controls & Governance:
Maintain audit-ready financial records with complete documentation and audit trails. Support internal and external audits by providing schedules and evidence as required.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related discipline. ACCA qualification or progress toward ACCA, CA, CMA, CPA, or equivalent is preferred. Approximately five years of relevant accounting and finance experience, ideally within multi-entity or multi-country operations. Proven expertise in General Ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, bank reconciliations, month-end closing, and financial reporting. Proficiency with QuickBooks, Zoho Books, Oracle, or comparable ERP/accounting systems. Strong skills in Microsoft Excel and financial analysis. Exposure to budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow management, and management reporting. Experience supporting tax, audit, and statutory compliance is advantageous.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

ACCA membership or affiliate status is highly desirable, with fully qualified ACCA members preferred. Practical knowledge of Pakistan FBR requirements, including tax, VAT, and sales tax compliance, is essential. Experience working in service-based, professional services, or multi-jurisdiction organizations will be an advantage. Candidates with hands-on experience in multi-entity or multi-country finance environments and strong proficiency in Zoho Books and QuickBooks will be highly valued.