Head of Accounting

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As a Head of Accounting, you will supervise, monitor, and evaluate all day-to-day accounting activities. In addition, you will be establishing financial status by developing and implementing systems for collecting, analyzing, verifying and reporting financial information.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Plan, implement and oversee overall accounting strategy
• Oversee accounting daily operations
• Take responsibility for accounts payable/receivable, cash receipts, general ledger, payroll and utilities, treasury, budgeting, cash forecasting, revenue and expenditure variance analysis, capital assets reconciliations, trust account statement reconciliations, check runs, fixed asset activity, debt activity etc.
• Responsible for accounting and finance-related aspects of external statutory reporting, including preparation of the annual report and periodical reporting, ensuring compliance with IFRS, and listing rules. Assist in managing half-year and year-end audit process.
• Responsible for technical accounting matters with GFC support, including managing implementation of changes in IFRS or other relevant reporting requirements.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with the Chief Executive and Group Finance and liaise with external advisers as required.
• Manage the filing and reporting of the Company VAT, as well as other international tax obligations
• Oversee IFRS updates, impact assessment and implementation. Review of new transactions and potential IFRS impact.
• Responsible for accounting and finance-related aspects of external statutory reporting, including preparation of the annual report and periodical reporting, ensuring compliance with IFRS, and listing rules. Assist in managing half-year and year-end audit process.
• Monitor and analyze accounting data
• Set up and monitor accounting KPIs
• Regularly produce financial reports or statements
• Adhere to proper accounting methods, policies, and principles
• Encourage other employees to adhere to standards
• Recruit and hire new employees
• Train new employees
• Perform and oversee annual audits
• Provide recommendations
• Meet financial accounting objectives
• Prepare and present KPIs to stakeholders
  

Required Competencies

• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Strong negotiator and ability to outperform market levels
• Team player who has the discipline to work along and meet pre-defined deadlines
• Ability to achieve results in a demanding and challenging environment
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Ability to use initiative and problem solve
• Determination to grow within the business
  

The Successful Candidate Should Have

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting & Controlling
• Qualified Accountant (CPA, ACA, CIMA, ACCA) with excellent technical knowledge and deep understanding of IFRS
• 7-10 years accounting or finance experience, direct experience with derivatives and hedge accounting is required
• Good understanding of a financial control framework, ideally within a medium to large PLC structure
• Strong Excel skills with an effective working knowledge of large Excel financial models
• Highly deadline focused, an effective multi-tasker and calm under pressure
• Long track record in managing Group financial audits and communication with BIG-4 auditors
• Solid proficiency in Microsoft Office and SAP S/4Hana and accounting related business intelligence
• Experience employing data analysis and reporting tools to analyze and synthesize information
• Ability to communicate sophisticated information in a concise and understandable manner
• Ability to drive work independently and run multiple projects that vary in scope and complexity simultaneously