Finance Manager, Financial Reporting and Planning

Key Role: To facilitate accurate financial reporting for management report, group reporting, and statutory financial statement.

Key Accountabilities:

• Review of general ledger accounts to ensure transactions are complete and captured in line with relevant financial reporting standards.
• Support month and year end close process.
• Adherence to monthly closing checklist and closing calendar.
• Timely completion of monthly management reports.
• Ensure accurate preparation and submission of HFM Reports to Group.
• Respond to financial reporting queries from the Group.
• Assist in the provision of financial analysis suitable for decision making.
• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets, forecasts and projections.
• Prepare the Annual Financial Statements.
• Assist in ensuring timely completions of External Audits. Respond to queries from auditors and ensure implementation of all recommendations raised during the audit.
• Provide ad-hoc analysis requests from the Finance Director.

Communications and Work Relationships:

Reporting to: Senior Manager, Financial Reporting and Planning

Internal: All Staff

External: External Auditor

Academic Qualification: First Degree in Finance/ Accounting/ Economics

Experience:

• Good working experience with Microsoft office tools especially Microsoft excel and power point.
• Experience in preparation of statutory financial statements

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Strong technical accounting skills including a deep understanding of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and its business application.
• Exceptional financial modelling skills.
• Exceptional analytical problem-solving skills.
• Strong presentation skills
• Attention to details
• Highly organized and efficient
• Big 4 audit firm experience highly desired.

Ability to research and report on various technical accounting issues