Senior Accountant

Company Profile

The Kurjibhai Ramji Group (KRG) is one of the largest and most successful family-owned businesses in Mauritius and Seychelles with an exceptional reputation in the following sectors: Building and Civil Engineering, Real Estate Development, Architectural Aluminium Façade Cladding, Hospitality and Elderly Care. The Group operates businesses in the above sectors in Mauritius, Seychelles, Rodrigues, India and the United Kingdom.

Candidate Profile

KRG is seeking a detail-oriented, hands-on Senior Accountant with strong technical accounting skills, sound judgement and the ability to deliver accurate work to tight deadlines. Experience in construction or contracting is essential; and experience in property development and multi-entity group accounting is highly desirable. The candidate should also be comfortable using AI-enabled tools.

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CPA, CA(SA), ICAEW or equivalent) with at least five years of relevant post-qualification experience, ideally including external audit and a senior accounting role within a group environment.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Executive director, CFO, project managers and quantity surveyors to produce reliable, timely accounts, maintain strong controls and support sound cash and cost management across the Group. Experience implementing and improving ERP, project costing and financial reporting systems.

Key Responsibilities

Project-Level Responsibilities

· Maintain project ledgers and job costing: record actual costs, commitments and accruals accurately against each project and cost code.

· Prepare monthly project cost reports reconciling actual costs, commitments and forecast costs to complete; work with project managers and quantity surveyors to explain variances.

· Process and track payment applications, certifications and invoices. Maintain retention and advance-payment schedules, and follow up overdue balances with the assigned collection owners.

· Reconcile subcontractor and supplier accounts; verify certified amounts, retentions and contra-charges before payment, and resolve discrepancies promptly.

· Prepare the weekly cash position and provide inputs to the rolling 13-week cash forecast, highlighting upcoming payment peaks and expected receipts.

Group Responsibilities

· Prepare monthly management accounts for assigned Group entities and support the consolidated Group reporting under applicable IFRS and local GAAP requirements, including intercompany reconciliations and eliminations.

· Own the month-end and year-end close: journals, accruals, prepayments, provisions and balance sheet reconciliations, completed to agreed deadlines.

· Reconcile all bank accounts and support treasury: track borrowing facilities, repayment schedules and interest costs, and prepare covenant compliance workings for CFO review.

· Prepare statutory financial statements and lead audit preparation: schedules, supporting documents and responses to auditor queries. Track and close external audit findings.

· Tax and statutory compliance: prepare VAT, corporate tax, PAYE and other returns accurately and on time, liaising with the MRA and tax advisers as required.

· Support annual budgets and forecasts by preparing entity and project inputs, and report actual performance against budget with clear variance commentary.

· Maintain the fixed asset and plant register, including additions, disposals and depreciation, and reconcile it to periodic physical verification.

· Apply and monitor financial controls and approval authorities, including three-way matching, segregation of duties and payment approvals. Flag control weaknesses to the CFO promptly.

· Support fraud prevention, KYC and counterparty due diligence on new suppliers, subcontractors and customers, and maintain accurate vendor master data.

· Maintain insurance records for the Group programme, including premium schedules, renewals and claims documentation, in coordination with operational teams and insurance advisers.

· Record and report foreign currency transactions, including revaluation of foreign-currency balances and tracking of import costs for materials and plant.

· Supervise and develop junior accountants and accounts assistants: review their work, set clear deadlines and provide on-the-job training.

· Improve financial systems and processes: contribute to ERP and project costing enhancements, automate routine reports and maintain clear accounting procedures.

• Prepare ad hoc analyses and reconciliations requested by the CFO and Directors.

Application Question(s):

• Do you have ACCA or any other equivalent accounting qualification?
• You will be required to work in Mauritius full-time over the contractual period. Are you willing to do so?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Finance: 5 years (Preferred)

Language:

• English (Required)
• French (Preferred)
• Mauritian Creole (Preferred)
• Hindi (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 100% (Required)

Work Location: Remote

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