Job Description:
People supervision
· Provide hands-on coaching and supervision to relevant accounting staff assigned to the entity/entities.
Accounting and reporting
· Ownership of the process to prepare the accounts for the entities assigned in strict adherence to deadlines and instructions given by the region or group.
· Ownership of accounting areas for entity reporting including but not limited to impairment reviews, revenue recognition, leaving indemnities, asset physical counts.
· Key contact with external auditors and internal auditors in planning, executing and completing audits for the assigned entity/entities.
· Perform hands on accounting and month end close activities and reviews; ensuring revenue and costs/overheads completeness and accuracy.
· Institute monthly comprehensive on and off balance sheet risk review and accounts reconciliations; take immediate actions to address risk and ensure balance sheet items are fairly stated at all times.
Compliances and controls
· Ensure filing deadlines for the entities are met and issues addressed promptly.
· Collate and review, monthly and year end reconciliation of local entity statutory results to group reporting ensuring that differences, if any, are approved, adequately documented and appropriate.
· Implement and ensure standard processes and related controls, including but not limited to purchase to pay, order to collection and month end processes, are fully complied.
· Ownership of compliances to Group’s policies, procedures and deadlines.
Cash and Taxation
· Ownership of proper tax compliances and filing for both direct and indirect taxes in the entities assigned.
· Liaise closely with HR/payroll on personal income tax liability and exposures.
· Follow up diligently on cash collections via timely information provision and discussions with local commercial and operations team, highlighting issues and actions promptly.
Other
· Support budgeting process
· Participation in other group and regional initiatives
Job Requirements:
Technical
· An ACCA, CPA or CA qualified accountant preferably with some audit experience.
· Proven operational finance experience in a contracting business within a multinational and multicurrency setting.
· Up to date and relevant IFRS knowledge with proven application in commercial and real life business scenarios
· IT savvy and hands-on experience with ERP systems essential
Personal
· Must possess the drive and credibility.
· A mature and highly responsible self-starter, with effective written and oral communication skills, who is committed to deliver operational excellence.
· Needs to be very systematic, meticulous and hands-on.
· Able to manage own time and prioritise workload to deliver against corporate timetables in a complex, conflicting and often time pressured environment.
· A team player with highest level of integrity.
