General Accounting Analyst III

Job Description

The Financial Planning Analyst & Financial Controls Nigeria & Ghana will be responsible for:

• Financial reporting
  
• Bank relations
  
• Tax compliance
  
• GL management
  
• Financial controls
  
• Statutory audits andl;
  
• Finance Business Partnering for both BU.
  

Qualifications Desired (Skills, Experience and Knowledge)

• A Degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance or any other related discipline with a minimum of 10 years relevant experience.
  
• Professional certifications in Finance & Accounting
  
• Knowledge/experience in International Financial Reporting Standards ·       Knowledge in  information and data management
  
• Understands the entire accounting process flow ·      
  
• Must possess good analytical skills ·      
  
• He /she must be self driven with a “can do” attitude and passion to achieve results under minimum supervision. ·      
  
• Must possess great interpersonal and communication skills
  
• Financial Planning Analyst & Financial Controls Nigeria & Ghana.
  

Job Description

The Financial Planning Analyst & Financial Controls Nigeria & Ghana will be responsible for:

• Financial reporting
  
• Bank relations
  
• Tax compliance
  
• GL management
  
• Financial controls
  
• Statutory audits andl;
  
• Finance Business Partnering for both BU.
  

Qualifications Desired (Skills, Experience and Knowledge)

• A Degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance or any other related discipline with a minimum of 10 years relevant experience.
  
• Professional certifications in Finance & Accounting
  
• Knowledge/experience in International Financial Reporting Standards ·       Knowledge in  information and data management
  
• Understands the entire accounting process flow ·      
  
• Must possess good analytical skills ·      
  
• He /she must be self driven with a “can do” attitude and passion to achieve results under minimum supervision. ·      
  
• Must possess great interpersonal and communication skills
  
• Financial Planning Analyst & Financial Controls Nigeria & Ghana.
  

Detailed Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Controls:

• Manage the Month End and Year End close process through implementing comprehensive check list
  
• Prepare monthly trial balance and upload of the trial balance into the global reporting platform (HFM).
  
• Reconcile monthly sales and prepare the sales flash for reporting locally and globally through HFM
  
• Facilitate GL creation and mapping for accurate capture of financial data and reporting
  
• Prepare monthly management accounts and analysis reports for review of trends, variances and guide decision making
  
• Review of all supplier payments, staff reimbursements and petty cash before bank release for compliance and accuracy.
  
• In charge of integrity of the Trial Balance through; review of postings, review of all journal entries, GL reconciliations and GL mapping management before the trial balance is closed on a monthly basis. 
  
• Track and ensure reconciliation issues identified are closed
  
• Review of Fixed Asset reconciliation and accuracy of the asset register 
  
• In charge of review of the SOX policy for financial to ensure proper internal controls are in place as per guidelines.
  
• Ensure forex revaluations and reclassifications are done monthly
  
• Review and approve  all indirect purchase requisitions in Ariba for accurate cost center allocation and cost package 
  
• Prepare monthly financial performance deck with commentaries
  

Finance Business Partnering:

• Finance Business Partner for the Professional F&B Business units to support all financial related tasks and reporting to the unit. 
  
• Prepare all monthly reports for the business unit including- monthly review deck, price increase tracker, capex and opex tracker, monthly forecast and any other reports
  
• Review all CAPEX requests for profitability, return on investment and payback period.
  
• Manage customer rebates for customers to ensure compliance with signed contracts.
  
• Spearhead budgeting, forecasting and strategic plan development and monitoring for the Professional business unit. 
  
• Prepare sales performance reports for the sales team weekly and monthly
  
• Compute sales commissions for the unit sales team
  

Taxation:

• Review all tax computations and payments for the other countries in the region for compliance and accuracy before payment.
  
• Ensure all tax accounts are reconciled and correct
  
• Manage taxes and statutory deductions for Nigeria and Ghana to accurately compute , file and pay the monthly  taxes-WH VAT, VAT 
  

Audit:

• Facilitate internal and external audits as per the audit plans for the region. 
  
• Preparation of draft financial statements
  

Bank:

• Manage bank relations 
  
• Manage the documentations of forex bank transfers  
  

Other Duties:

• Coach other finance team members on finance related matters
  
• Any other duties assigned by the supervisor