Position: Financial Accountant

Location: Beau Plan

Working Hours: 09am – 6pm, Monday - Friday

Are you a detail-oriented finance professional with strong accounting expertise and a passion for delivering accurate financial insights? We are seeking an experienced Financial Accountant to join our Finance team in Mauritius and play a key role in supporting multiple international entities across Mauritius, the United Kingdom, and Australia.

Key Performance Outputs

Financial Reporting & Management Accounting

• Take full ownership of the General Ledger and ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial records.
• Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly, and annual management accounts within reporting deadlines.
• Analyse financial performance, investigate variances, and provide meaningful commentary on key business drivers.
• Calculate and review trading profitability and gross profit margins.
• Prepare management reporting packs for senior leadership, executives, and board stakeholders.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and ensure all reconciling items are resolved timeously.
• Maintain and review the fixed asset register, including capitalisation, depreciation, useful lives, and residual values.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Cash Flow Management

• Prepare annual budgets in collaboration with management and department heads.
• Develop and maintain weekly cash flow forecasts.
• Monitor actual performance against budgets and forecasts.
• Analyse project costs, revenues, and profitability.

Taxation & Compliance

• Prepare and review tax and statutory submissions, including VAT, GST, BAS, Plastic Tax, and other regulatory requirements.
• Liaise with tax authorities and advisors across multiple jurisdictions.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS for SMEs, statutory regulations, and company policies.
• Support external audits and coordinate audit requirements and responses.

Financial Governance & Controls

• Ensure strong internal controls and adherence to financial policies and procedures.
• Review and approve creditor payments, reconciliations, provisions, accruals, and journals.
• Manage foreign currency transactions and monthly revaluations.
• Oversee shared services cost allocations and recoveries.
• Support operational stakeholders with financial guidance and policy compliance.

People Management

• Lead, coach, and support a Finance Officer.
• Foster a positive and high-performance team culture.
• Conduct regular staff check-ins and performance discussions.
• Support employee development and engagement initiatives.

Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a similar Financial Accountant position.
• Strong ERP experience, preferably with NetSuite.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience working with multiple foreign currencies.
• Proven experience in: Management accounting, Budgeting and forecasting, Balance sheet reconciliation, Cash flow forecasting, Financial reporting and analysis.
• Strong understanding of tax compliance and company taxation will be advantageous.
• Experience within the agriculture industry will be advantageous.

Technical Competencies

• Financial reporting and analysis
• Budget management and forecasting
• Audit and compliance management

Kindly consider your application unsuccessful should you not be contacted within 7 working days.