Regional 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.

Bonus Points For:

• 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.