Senior Financial Accountant

About the role

Perseus Mining (Tanzania) Limited is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to support month-end reporting, asset register management, supplier and purchase order reconciliation, bank reconciliations, cash flow forecasting and internal controls. The role involves working closely with the Financial Controller and the Group.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare month-end and year-end reports, ensuring compliance with regulatory, legal, IFRS and group standards, and keeping the month-end checklist up to date
• Provide transactional advice, financial due diligence guidance and report budget versus actual variances to the Group
• Prepare correction journals, balance sheet reconciliations and manage the Asset Register, including AUC monitoring, timely capitalization, depreciation, asset transfers and physical verification
• Manage suppliers and purchase orders: complete supplier onboarding, reconcile material suppliers monthly, reduce aged POs and GRNI balances, and submit PO ageing reports weekly
• Check bank reconciliations monthly, update the cash flow forecast regularly and comment on it to help users
• Oversee internal controls, respond to audit queries and support risk minimisation and insurance of company assets

Required profile

• Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Accounting and Finance
• Qualified Accountant (CPA-T) by the NBAA or ACCA
• Seven years of experience, at least three in a supervisory role
• Experience with complex statutory audits as client or auditor
• Willingness to attend external training, occasional work outside normal hours and travel on company business

Required skills

• Group and local reporting requirements and accounting practices
• Sotta Mining Corporation's requirements and accounting standards
• Internal control requirements
• Computer-based financial accounting systems and cost accounting principles