About The Role

• The role specifically is Accountable for all aspects of Financial and Management Accounting across the Group including;

• Management Accounting
• Timely issuance of Group Consolidated monthly results
• All reporting deliverables
• Support Business to identify root causes behind material variances
• General Ledger
• Ownership of GL and ensure all transactions are fully supported
• Ensure transparent and fully supported balance sheet
• Support budget preparation and compilation of financial information
• Ensure system design and processing of information enables full breakdown of all net sales streams and services by client hence the preparation a client P&L
• Fixed Asset Register
• Forex Exchange revaluations
• Monthly Accruals Management

Accounting & Reporting Head – Job Specification

• Tax related issues
• Intercompany Transactions Management
• Preparing Statutory Financial Statements
• Establish and maintain strong links with Business and provide support as needed.
• Manage a team in addition to external Tax advisors
• Continually achieve set KPIs and strive to generate improvements in process and procedures.

In addition:

• Complete ownership of the General Ledger and its integrity including, maintaining COA (chart of accounts), and accounting systems parameters.
• Complete ownership of the Period end Closing process
• Timely issuing of monthly Group Consolidated results
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Audit coordination
• Goodwill assessment and Other Consolidation Technical accounting Topics
• Manage Intercompany transactions process
• Set and manage team performance against agreed KPIs.
• Coordinates with other functions (AP, AR, Treasury, Compliance and Tax)
• Generate Month end Closing Accruals and review aged items with respective functions
• (AP & AR) identify any required adjustment such as deferred income, analyze any aged items.
• Forex Exchange Revaluation
• Perform Allocations/Recharges
• Lease accounting IFRS 16
• Track Contingencies and Provisions

Needed Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant, CPA ACCA trained and qualified in a medium to large size firm is a plus
• Extremely organized and structured
• Solid track record in Financial control of multi-organizational structure
• Enable the development of a robust organizational structure to ensure staff are trained and have a service attitude
• Experience in managing a secure and transparent Internal Control environment
• Ensure all statutory and regulatory requirements are complied
• Thorough working knowledge of IFRS
• Well organized with strength in prioritizing.
• Flexible attitude to achieve results.
• Calm under pressure.

Reporting Lines

• Direct report –Shared Service Head

Key Relationships

• Other Heads of functions within the Shared Services
• Business Stakeholders