POSITION OF CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provides counsel to the MD and the Board on significant matters affecting company’s finances, operations and procedures.
- Advice the MD on all aspects of finance in carrying out their strategic objectives.
- Assists the MD in developing and implementing strategic and business plans and budgets.
- Identifies opportunities for the organization to improve its financial and competitive position by monitoring transport industry changes.
- Develop, review and maintain all finance and finance-related procedures to ensure they are aligned to company’s mission.
- Oversees budgeting, accounting, payables, receivables, cash flow, benefit management, and investing functions.
- Develops annual budget and monitors and reports budget performance;
- Manages the organization’s risk by enforcing internal controls and assisting with external and internal audits.
- Ensures compliance with all applicable sales, tax laws
- Hold quarterly procurement consultative meetings with Department Heads/units to ensure that the demand management plan is executed as documented and ensure that the procurement of goods and services is corrected as planned.
- Provide the finance department with guidelines and timetable on an annual basis in terms of the reporting requirements and the timelines within which reports are required.
- Ensure accuracy and completeness of financial reports and provide quarterly and annual financial reports.
- Monitor expenditures, analyze revenues and determine budget variances and report the same to managing Director.
- Analyze financial discrepancies and recommend effective resolutions.
Job Description
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or economics.
- Must possess professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CPA, and CIMA.
- A minimum of 3 to 5 years’ accounting experience with at least 3 years as an accountant.
- Experience in managing a portfolio of currencies.
- Demonstrable track record of successful and sustainable financial management.
- High level competence with structuring and negotiating complex transactions.
- Experience in managing treasury operations.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience of analyzing and manipulating large volumes of financial data.
- Experience of the accounting software at an advanced level.
- Knowledge and understanding of strong accounting and internal control processes.
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and meet project deadlines.
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of financial management and IFRS, GAAP.
- Experience in resource mobilization and capital markets transactions.
Interested candidates should apply using the “Apply“ button below not later than 2nd December 2022.
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