Finance Officer

Role summary We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Finance Officer to join our finance team. This role is pivotal in ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and transparency of our financial ecosystem, which encompasses multiple digital platforms specifically TopUps, StarPay, and E-money. The ideal candidate will act as the primary guardian of financial data, responsible for the end-to-end processing of orders, meticulous ledger management, and rigorous cross-system reconciliation. This position demands a proactive approach to credit risk mitigation and a commitment to maintaining robust financial controls in a fast-paced digital commerce environment. Duties and responsibilities 1. Order Processing & Transaction Management - End-to-End Order Fulfillment: Efficiently manage and process agent and customer orders across the TopUps, StarPay, and E-money digital platforms, ensuring all transactions are executed accurately and in compliance with company SLAs. - Financial Ledger Posting: Record all transactional data into the core financial system with precision. This includes the accurate posting of journal entries to ensure real-time updates to agent and customer ledger balances, reflecting all sales, purchases, and adjustments. 2. Reconciliation & Balance Assurance - Balance Verification & Ledger Generation: Generate comprehensive agent and customer ledgers on a scheduled basis. Conduct thorough group balance reconciliations to verify the overall financial position and identify any discrepancies for immediate resolution. - Cross-Platform System Reconciliation: Perform daily reconciliations between the TopUp transaction system and the core financial ERP (e.g., QuickBooks). This process must ensure absolute alignment of wallet balances, investigating and resolving any variances between system records. - E-Money Wallet Oversight: Reconcile digital E-money wallet movements against financial system entries. Verify that every digital ledger entry corresponds accurately to physical wallet transactions, maintaining a state of parity at all times. 3. Credit, Risk, & Financial Control - Credit Monitoring & Risk Analysis: Proactively monitor customer credit trends and analyze balance ledgers on a daily basis. Identify high-risk accounts and implement strategies to minimize outstanding Accounts Receivable (AR) and mitigate potential credit losses. - Payment Reconciliation: Coordinate closely with the payment receipt section to verify and accurately record all cash and bank deposits against customer ledgers, ensuring all funds are accounted for and properly allocated. 4. Documentation, Compliance & Archiving - Record Keeping & Audit Trail: Print daily order records, prepare supporting documentation, and secure the necessary managerial approvals. Maintain systematic digital and physical archives to ensure a comprehensive, auditable trail of all financial activities. - Regulatory Adherence: Ensure all financial practices comply with internal policies and external regulatory requirements, upholding the highest standards of financial governance. 5. Financial Reporting & Retail Support - Financial Reporting: Prepare detailed daily and monthly closing reports that summarize TopUp order activity, transaction volumes, and key financial metrics to support management decision-making. - Retail Operations Support: Assist in the recording of operational expenses and the systematic organization of financial files for direct retail shops, ensuring alignment with overall financial reporting. Job requirements - Education: Bachelor’s Degree (minimum) in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Commerce. A Master’s degree is a plus. - Certification: Progress toward or completion of ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is strongly preferred. Other professional certifications (e.g., CPA) will be considered an asset. Technical Expertise - ERP Proficiency: Advanced proficiency in financial software, specifically QuickBooks , is mandatory. - Advanced Excel Skills: Expert-level knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including advanced functions such as VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, and complex formulas for data analysis and reporting. - Core Accounting: Deep understanding of Financial Accounting principles, double-entry bookkeeping, journal entries, invoicing, and multi-platform digital wallet reconciliation. - Systems Acumen: Demonstrated experience reconciling data across multiple IT platforms (e.g., proprietary transaction systems vs. ERP). Professional Experience - Experience Level: 1 to 3 years of progressive experience in a similar financial operations role, specifically within a digital wallet, telecommunications, fintech, or high-volume retail financial environment. - Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with the operational dynamics and financial flows of digital financial services is highly desirable. Core Competencies & Soft Skills - Analytical Rigor: Possesses a high degree of numerical accuracy and the ability to perform detailed analytical troubleshooting to resolve complex financial discrepancies. - Attention to Detail: Meticulous and methodical approach to financial data entry and reconciliation, with a zero-tolerance policy for errors. - Integrity & Confidentiality: Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive financial information with the utmost discretion and maintain strict confidentiality. - Time Management: Proven capability to manage multiple deadlines, prioritize tasks effectively, and operate with a sense of urgency in a high-pressure environment. - Communication: Strong interpersonal and communication skills to coordinate effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders. Submission guidelines Interested and qualified candidates are invited to click Apply Now and fill in the form completely. submit their applications, including a cover letter and an updated CV , no later than 31 July 2026 Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.