Description:
The Financial Controller and Accountant (FCA) provides effective and efficient support to the local management in the areas of Accounting, Planning, Reporting and Business Partnering as well as Controlling and continuous improvement projects to enable the best return on investment in the engagement with customers for the SSA Region, which contains the countries Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Angola and Mauritius.
The FCA implements guidance from the Regional controlling team & corporate into the country and ensures an effective and efficient execution of processes.
The FCA ensures high quality and efficient processes that enable timely reporting, effective internal control tools and application of relevant internal- and external regulations in the SSA countries.
This position has no direct reports, strong interaction with the Controlling organization and Business in the Regional office (META; Middle East, Turkey, Africa) .
Responsibilities:
Planning cycle/budget process
Ensures proper communication of planning, deadlines, targets and other relevant data for the budget cycle to relevant stakeholders
Business Partnering
Implements, aligns and executes guidance from regional controlling team on (corporate) strategies and processes
Monthly closing/supplementary reporting
Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Treasury, Inventory
Maintain knowledge, and compliance with tax regulations and requirements and keep up to date with the current tax procedures and developments
Act as a main point of contact for external auditors during year-end audit
Responsible for overseeing compliance and adherence to corporate SOP’s, local regulations and best practices as applicable.
Requirements:
5 years of experience in Controlling incl. systems, processes and guidelines and/or Accountant positions, preferable with Auditing experience in big 5 multinational Audit Companies
Broad overall finance knowledge incl. accounting, tax, treasury and compliance is preferred
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics or others
Master’s degree (MBA, MSc) would be an asset
CPA is mandatory
Strong functional and good business know-how, business acumen, strong technical skills in systems and tools, strong process thinking, future oriented, ability to look beyond own responsibility
Strong analytical thinking, ability to understand and work on complex controlling, business and finance related topics
Able to balance between accuracy, efficiency and understanding “big picture”
Strong MS Office experience with special focus on MS Excel
SAP experience would be preferred
English and local language skills
Competencies:
Agile, flexible, learning & sharing, able to influence and impact people and to work under pressure; team player
All building blocks of the Finance Vision
Able to speak the “language” of the Business Partners, strong communication skills, ability to translate concepts into concrete efficient actions
Independent acting and constant striving for improvements
Apply via :
tas-boehringer.taleo.net
