Accountant

About the role

Divide, a fast-growing specialty coffee brand with company-owned and franchised outlets across Sri Lanka, is hiring a hands-on Accountant in Colombo. The person will own the books across its companies and close them every month on time, building a finance function from the ground up as the business scales.

Key responsibilities

• Monthly management accounts for each company and outlet
• Bank, POS and delivery-platform reconciliations
• Payables, supplier payments and import costing
• Franchise invoicing and collections
• Stock valuation and cost of sales
• Payroll, EPF, ETF and APIT
• Schedules for tax filings and year-end audit

Required profile

• Part-qualified CA Sri Lanka or CIMA, or AAT passed finalist with strong experience
• 3-5 years of hands-on bookkeeping through to finalised accounts
• Experience keeping books for more than one company at the same time
• Background in retail, F&B or a multi-outlet business, or an accounting firm serving such clients
• Good written English and spoken Sinhala
• Willingness to visit outlets for stock counts and cash checks

Required skills

• Confident with cloud accounting software and Excel or Google Sheets
• Working knowledge of WHT, VAT, SSCL and income tax instalments