Staff Accountant

The role of Staff Accountant at Population Services International (PSI) involves managing and overseeing daily accounting operations, preparing accurate financial statements, and ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards such as US GAAP and IFRS. The incumbent will collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline financial processes and improve overall efficiency. The role requires a minimum of five years of relevant experience in a commercial business environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the day-to-day accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, inventory, and general ledger activities.
• Prepare and analyse financial statements, ensuring accuracy and compliance with relevant accounting standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline financial processes and improve overall efficiency.

Additional Responsibilities

Inventory:

• Coordinate the setup of 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.
• Collate and 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 for appropriate documentation prior to payment.
• Participating in the development, review, and implementation of the payable policies and procedures in line with best practices and industry trends.
• Ensure statutory payments are submitted on time.

Accounts Receivable (AR) Oversight:

• Manage the setup of customers and price lists.
• Quick and proper allocation of customer receipts into customer accounts, maintaining a clean aging statement by customer.
• Help reconcile customer accounts and resolve discrepancies, and facilitate collections from overdue accounts.
• Supervise the receipt of customer payments and their application to invoices.

Banking Operations:

• Coordinate the payment of vendor bills and payment booking on 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 the setup of 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. The company reserves the right to revise job profiles at any time based on changes to the required job responsibilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA certification is preferred.
• Proven experience as a Finance Officer, Accountant or in a similar role, with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in a commercial business.
• Familiarity with US GAAP and/or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) required.
• Experience with QuickBooks Enterprise required.
• At least 1 year of Public Accounting in an audit firm (as part of the overall 5 years of experience) 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.