JOB DESCRIPTIONS
Key Responsibilities
• Coordinate the country consolidation activities and work with both regional and local finance personnel to resolve issues.
• Prepare accurate and timely financial statements in accordance with both statutory and Group requirements for management control purposes and audit.
• Produce value-adding variance analysis and commentary for all financial statements to inform management decision-making.
• Work closely with the Financial Planning & Analysis team in preparing budgets and forecasts for the local businesses.
• Review Journal entries, accrual and prepayment positions to ensure transactions are accurately captured.
• Ensure schedules and reconciliations are prepared to ensure every account on Trial Balance is understood and explained.
• Review intercompany processes to improve transaction monitoring and eliminations.
• Perform high-level complex accounting processes and calculations, i.e. leases, asset swaps, revenue recognition under multiple-arrangement elements etc.
• Lead and manage the periodic (monthly, quarterly and annual) closing of finance sub-processes, i.e., Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Inventory subsystems.
• Coordinate the Company’s annual audit with the external auditors.
• Manage communications with external auditors on external financial statements and accounting issues to ensure auditor agreement with company decisions on accounting disclosures, and issues.
• Assist in developing, implementing, and monitoring of company accounting policies to improve clarity and consistency, in line with IFRS.
• Create and maintain calendar and Checklist to inform parties of necessary deadline adherence for the following processes: financial close, Statutory Accounts Filing.
• Perform continuous assessment of the month-end close process and process improvements throughout finance and accounting operations.
• Improve operational efficiency by driving various projects in the company.
• Assisting in various departmental projects.
• Coach and develop Finance and Accounting Staff.
• Champion best practices in use of the ERP system, for instance extensive use of modules instead of GL.
Core Competencies
• Excellent Data analysis and Excel skills
• Excellent communicator
• Organised and detail oriented
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Expert ERP user
• Expert appreciation of IFRS and other pronouncements
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required
Qualification Required & Experience
• A bachelor’s degree from a recognized University with emphasis in Economics, Accounting or related fields.
• 8-10 years of varied experience, 5-7 within Telecom Industry
• ACCA/CA/CPA qualified
• Should have led technical function of a smaller operation
Salary
Competitive
Monthly based
Location
, East Gonja Municipal District, Savannah Region, Ghana, Savannah Region, Ghana
, East Gonja Municipal District, Savannah Region, Ghana, Savannah Region, Ghana