Job Description

Reporting to the General Manager for Finance and Administration, the key responsibilities of the Job will be:

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Development of Policies, Procedures and Controls- for the invoicing of customers, managing receivables. inventory,company fixed assets, administration of financial systems and the company's Tax exposure.
• Provision of Financial reports for Management  Information- monthly management accounts and reports, quarterly review of corporate financial performance against budget, and preparation of annual statutory financial statements in accordance with IPA, IFRS, SHA, Companies Code
• Coordination of Key Financial Activities for Management Decision making and efficient implementation of Financial 
  Systems - preparation of annual budgets, financial forecasts for business planning, annual external financial audits, filing 
  and implementation of audited financial statements, managing month end  processes, administering the financial management system and interface with corporate software, manage accounts payable, statutory tax obligations 
  in an 4 countries (stated above), as well as supervise monthly payroll. 
• People Management and Organization - Supervise, develop and mentor team members to ensure the maximization of their potential, maintaining a scorecard of Key Performance Indicators - KPI's for measuring the performance of the Finance Controls department, as well as that individual team members. 

Required Skills or Experience

• At least a first degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or the  Sciences, with relevant accounting certification (ClMA, ACCA,  ICA, ICAN). Possession of an MBA degree will be an advantage. 
• 15+ years' post-graduation experience, five (5) of which should  have been in a finance controls environment at senior  manager level. 
• Knowledge of Accounting Controls, Business Planning, Financial and Commercial contract agreements. 
• Skills in the provision of governance advice, recommending, developing and implementing risk management and internal Control systems, 
• Knowledge of financial and treasury risk management 
• Skills in Business rationale, Finance objective 
• Knowledge of Accounting policies standards 
• Skills in defining and maintaining financial accounting  structure, and procedures and service Ievel agreement for customers
• Skills in the assimilation and dissemination of Management information and Business Decisions 
• Knowledge of Accounting software and IT Applications 
• Knowledge of development of Budget processes and understanding of Decision Models. 
• Knowledge of taxation in the 4 WAGP countries 
• Ability to lead, build and motivate teams to achieve 
• Ability to manage stress and work under pressure 
• Ability to speak basic French would be an advantage