Senior Accountant – Tunisia

Position Title Senior Accountant
Location Tunis, Tunisia
Reporting to Finance Manager
Position Purpose
The senior accountant supports the Finance Manager in managing all financial aspects of the solar plant project, ensuring effective financial management, compliance, and reporting.
Responsibilities
Accounting and Financial Reporting

  • Perform day-to-day accounting operations, ensuring accurate and timely financial information
  • Assist in the implementation and maintenance of the accounting system (Microsoft Dynamics 365)
  • Prepare monthly and quarterly financial statements in accordance with IFRS
  • Conduct bank reconciliations and manage intercompany transactions

Tax and Compliance

  • Sound knowledge of local tax laws and regulations
  • Prepare and review tax reports with statutory law and financial regulations
  • Assist in liaising with tax consultants for timely filing of applicable taxes
  • Establish and enforce proper accounting methods, policies and principles

Treasury

  • Handling all banking transactions processing and manage local banking relationships
  • Set up an audit track for project related payments: keep project contracts, execute the payments to project contractors and report to Finance Manager if any discrepancy occurs

Budgeting and Financial Planning

  • Assist in budget preparation and financial planning processes
  • Monitor and report on financial performance against the budget, highlighting variances

Audit

  • Assist in external audit process
  • Prepare reconciliation/sample information for external auditors
Person Specification

Qualifications & Experience
  • 5 years of relevant experience
  • Big 4 or related industry background
  • Experience in Similar Sector (Infra, Construction, Energy etc) is a plus
  • Master’s Degree related to Accounting / Finance / Economics
  • Good knowledge of IFRS accounting standards
  • ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CPA or equivalent professional accounting qualification
Required Skills
  • Accounting concepts and accounting standards under IFRS accounting standards
  • MS Office Suite Expert
Interpersonal Skills
  • Strong Oral & Written communication in French and English
  • Strong presentation skills
  • Stakeholder management
  • Problem solving
  • Organization and planning
  • Accountability
Submit CV to: talent@ameapower.com