Accounts Executive

Role & responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day accounting: purchase entries, subcontractor invoices, expense booking and journal entries for the project/site.
• Maintain project/job costing track costs by project, monitor budget vs. actual spend, and support work-in-progress (WIP) accounting.
• Handle accounts payable for construction material suppliers, subcontractors and vendors, including invoice verification and payment processing.
• Track and reconcile subcontractor advances, retention money, and bank guarantees related to construction contracts.
• Manage site petty cash and day-to-day site-level expense control.
• Perform bank reconciliations and monitor project cash flow.
• Coordinate with site engineers and project managers to track material consumption, labour costs and progress billing.
• Prepare project-wise cost reports, MIS and support month-end/year-end closing.
• Maintain fixed asset records for construction equipment and machinery, including depreciation schedules.
• Support statutory compliance (local tax, withholding tax, payroll-related filings) applicable in the country of operation.
• Assist with import documentation and cost accounting for construction materials/equipment brought into the project country, where applicable.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing schedules and responding to queries.
• Maintain organized documentation and filing for all project financial and contract records.

Preferred candidate profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related field.
• 3 to 5 years of accounting experience, with mandatory experience in construction or project accounting (job costing, WIP, subcontractor billing).
• Prior experience working on projects in African markets is preferred; willingness to be based at a project site in Africa is required.
• Proficiency in accounting software (Tally/SAP/QuickBooks or similar) and strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Working knowledge of local statutory and tax compliance requirements in the relevant African country of operation.
• Ability to work independently at site level with limited day-to-day supervision, and take ownership of the site's accounting function end-to-end.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and comfort working in a construction site environment.
• Good communication skills for coordinating with site engineers, project managers, vendors and head-office finance.