Job Description
About the job
- To measure and report on key statutory, regulatory and management reports and monitor the day-to-day financial activity of the organization to drive prudent financial decisions and to contribute to the financial health of the organization.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Prepare financial statements and supporting schedules as per the monthly quarterly and annual timelines to drive the efficient and accurate financial reporting.
- Analyze revenues, commissions and expenses to ensure that there appropriately recorded. Review monthly reporting numbers for accuracy and correctness
- Update/Rewrite Accounting policy of the company and ensure compliance with IFRS Support members of the Finance team and advise on technical accounting queries
- Check requests for payment to budget and approve on SharePoint Analyze financial statements on a monthly basis and report variances to ensure that all statements are an accurate reflection of the financial state of the organization.
- Check payment schedules including account numbers, vendor names and amounts prior to payments in the absence of treasury manager.
- Carries out spot checks of cash count exercise to confirm cash at hand tallies with what is written on the ledger
- Review monthly schedules for approvals, prepayments, WHT etc. and sign off
- Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations carried out by the team (Supplier account, Customer account, WHT, VAT, Intercompany, Inventory, Accruals, COS)
- Enable the financial and tax auditing processes by providing all required documentation and explanations as required by internal and external auditors to ensure the seamless and robust audit process.
- Reconcile management accounts/pre-audit TB to final set of audited financial statements Assists the annual audit process by preparing and reviewing audit schedules.
- Communicate and liaise with the external auditors
- Keep abreast of updates and amendments to accounting standards and local regulatory requirements
EDUCATION
General Education
- 1st degree, Financial Accounting
EXPERIENCE
General Experience
- 7-8 years of experience in heading finance control of an organization of similar size and complexity.
- Big 4 or professional services experience is an added advantage
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
- Any of the following certifications will be required: ACCA, ACA