Accounting Manager

Description

Position Summary

Ria Senegal is seeking a Finance Manager to lead the local finance function for a six month maternity cover contract. The position covers both the standard remittance (money transfer operator) business and its newly launching mobile wallet product. The role owns day-to-day accounting, tax and regulatory compliance, monthly reporting, and financial forecasting, and will play a key part in building out finance processes and controls to support the mobile wallet launch.

Key

Monthly Close & Accounting

Manage the full monthly close process for both the standard MTO operation and the mobile wallet entity/business line

Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, and general ledger reconciliations

Maintain the fixed asset register and intercompany reconciliations with Group/Regional entities

Prepare monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) for local and regional review

Tax & VAT * Prepare and file monthly VAT returns in line with Senegalese/UEMOA tax

Manage corporate income tax compliance, withholding tax, and other statutory filings

Liaise with local tax authorities (DGID) and external tax advisors on queries, audits, and assessments

Monitor changes in Senegalese tax law and BCEAO/UEMOA regulations affecting the MTO and mobile wallet businesses

Forecasting & FP&A

Prepare monthly and rolling forecasts, and support the annual budget process

Provide variance analysis (actual vs. budget/forecast) with commentary for regional finance and local management

Model financial impact of new corridors, agent network changes, and mobile wallet volume growth

Regulatory & Compliance

Support maintenance of the MTO licence and any e-money/mobile wallet licence with BCEAO

Ensure compliance with local company law, statutory reporting, and audit requirements (annual financial statements)

Coordinate with external auditors for annual audit and statutory filings

Support AML/CFT and FIC-type compliance reporting as required for remittance and mobile wallet flows

Ensure safeguarding/trust account requirements for mobile wallet float are properly accounted for and reconciled

Treasury & FX

Monitor cash positions and liquidity across MTO and mobile wallet float/trust accounts

Team & Stakeholder Management

Manage and develop local finance team members

Act as the primary finance point of contact for local management, Group/Regional Finance, and external stakeholders (auditors, tax authorities, banks)

Partner with Operations and Compliance on the mobile wallet rollout, ensuring finance processes and controls are in place ahead of launch

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, , or related field
• professional accounting qualification (e.g. DECOFI, DSCG, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent OHADA-recognised qualification) preferred * 5+ years’ finance/accounting experience, ideally in remittance, payments, fintech, mobile money, or financial services Strong working knowledge of Senegalese/UEMOA tax and VAT requirements, and OHADA accounting standards Familiarity with BCEAO regulatory requirements for MTOs and/or e-money issuers is a strong advantage Experience with monthly close, reconciliations, and financial forecasting/FP&A Strong Excel skills
• experience with ERP/accounting systems Fluent French and working proficiency in English (for reporting to regional/group finance) High attention to detail, ability to work independently, and comfortable operating in a fast-moving, growth-stage environment