Senior Accountant - Financial Reporting (fintech/cryptocurrency)

Senior Accountant - Financial Reporting (FinTech/Cryptocurrency)

Our Client is the largest and the first licensed on/off-ramp platform for stablecoins in Africa. They are dedicated to offering innovative solutions in the African stablecoins space. Our client is committed to making stablecoins accessible and understandable for everyone, providing their customers with secure and user-friendly platforms for their financial transactions.

Role Overview

This role is critical in ensuring the accuracy, compliance, and efficiency of financial reporting and audit processes in our operations across West Africa and French-speaking OHADA member countries. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in OHADA accounting standards, financial reporting, and audit practices, alongside strong knowledge of local statutory requirements.

Job type: Full-time/Permanent

Workplace: Remote

Please submit CV in English

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (required).
• Fluency in French and English (written and spoken) is required.
• Professional full qualification and membership such as ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent (required).
• Additional certifications or training in OHADA accounting standards is highly preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in accounting, financial reporting, and audits, with at least 3 years in a big 4 audit firm and with experience working specifically in OHADA member countries.
• Strong experience managing audits and financial reporting in OHADA countries, ensuring full compliance with OHADA’s Uniform Act on Accounting.
• Experience in preparing financial statements for international organizations or multi-jurisdictional entities.
• Previous experience working in Group or Regional level accounting teams
• You're intrigued by accounting and audit and how things match
• When it pertains to accounting, you know your stuff (and what you don't know, you'll know where to find the solution)
• Keen eye for detail
• Self starter who is confident to ask questions and challenge things
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Fluency in French and English (written and spoken) is required.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills with particular emphasis on planning and working to tight deadlines.
• Experience in being able to prioritise and multitask
• Ability to provide bespoke advice of the highest technical standard in a clear and concise manner at a senior level.
• Ability to grasp, navigate and solve complex business problems.
• Must be Performance driven
• Must be Proactive, Eager to learn and Adherence to company principles and values
• CA/ACCA/CPA membership and designation
• Ideally trained from the Big 4
• Previous experience in External Audit and Financial Reporting
• Previous experience in FinTech is a plus

Responsibilities

• Prepare year-end financial statements and accompanying notes for all Group entities, ensuring all necessary documentation and records are in order.
• Work closely with external auditors to get financial statements audited in line with reporting deadlines, without qualifications.
• Liaise closely with external auditors and regulators in relation to audit planning and closing meetings, and discussing business developments generally.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records and documentation for statutory purposes in accordance with OHADA, IFRS or applicable local GAAP.
• Maintain the Group’s internal audit tracker and ensure compliance with regulatory, accounting and tax matters.
• Assisting in the preparation and review of statutory and consolidated financial statements under OHADA, IFRS and other international accounting standards for all group entities.
• Ensure timely submission of financial statements for tax filing purposes.
• Performing analysis and technical accounting research (OHADA, IFRS and international accounting standards).
• Ensuring appropriate documentation of accounting treatment of complex and judgemental transactions, including analysis, relevant literature, and conclusion.
• Gathering information from different sources by using effective research tools.
• Adapting to a changing work environment
• Producing accurate work and deliverables to a high technical standard
• Continuous maintenance and improvement of templates and standard operating procedures.
• Ad-hoc Accounting, Tax and other Finance related assistance on various projects that arise in the ordinary course of business to be dealt with effectively and promptly
• Assisting all business units across the Group.

This position requires trust and honesty as it has access to customers’ financial details - therefore a credit and criminal record check will be conducted. The qualifications identified herein are an inherent job requirement; therefore, a qualification verification check will be done. By applying for this role, and supplying the necessary details, you hereby grant us permission to apply for these checks. This will be done in a confidential manner, and solely for the purposes of verification.