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This role ensures compliance with accounting standards at a Group level. This requires the incumbent to interpret and integrate accounting and tax knowledge. The incumbent is individually accountable for achieving results through staff supervision over periods of 3 months to a year. You will report to the Chief Financial Officer as per the existing structure and may be amended from time to time.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Accountable for the preparation of financial reports for a number of areas.
- Ensures compliance with accounting standards at a group level.
- Provides technical assistance to business units and liaises with key stakeholders.
- Integrates accounting and tax knowledge in terms of analysis and interpretation of technical issues.
- Guides systems and process development and ongoing improvements.
- Contributes to finance strategy.
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- Manages a team of accountants and accounting specialists.
- Keeps abreast of current accounting and tax developments.
- Any other duties assigned by the Line Manager or their representatives.
Accountabilities
- Team Effectiveness
- Individually accountable for others’ time, tasks and output quality over periods of three months to a year.
- Balances own priorities with directing and motivating others.
- Plans & assigns work over periods of three months to a year.
- Guides and directs staff to achieve operational excellence standards.
- Creates a climate for optimal performance.
- Manages performance.
- Selects potential staff to sustain customer/client service delivery.
- Governance & Compliance
- Ensures compliance with accounting standards, at a group level.
- Contributes to finance strategy.
- Guides systems and process development and ongoing improvements.
- Integrates accounting, actuarial and tax knowledge in terms of analysis and interpretation of technical issues.
- Financial Reporting
- Accountable for the preparation of financial reports for a number of areas.
- Responsible for the Group Financial Reporting process; this includes ownership of the annual year-end and interim reporting processes.
- Provides technical assistance to business units and liaises with key stakeholders.
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Requirements: Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance and/or related field from an accredited University.
- A minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience with at least 3 years at the Management level is preferred.
- Chartered Accountant would be an added advantage.
- Multinational work experience is preferred.
- In-depth knowledge of IFRS.
- Demonstrated ability to lead a team.
- Strong MS Excel skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong understanding of local tax regulations.
Competencies:
- Aligning performance for success
- Decision Making
- Information Monitoring
- Planning & Organizing
- Ownership
- Technical Knowledge
- Thinking Skills
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