Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Oversight and management of the Senior Accountants with a strong focus on leadership and team development
Business partnering with the Regional Financial Controller on an ongoing daily basis
Be the subject matter expert on Reporting, IFRS, controls and standardised processes for the region
Drive process improvements aligned with the needs of the Group
Work with the regional finance team to develop and implement a strategy for the delivery of an effective and efficient Shared Services model that supports the company�s planned growth strategy
Ensure adherence to the internal control�s framework, collaborate information for internal audit and make recommendations for process improvements that are robust, efficient and improve controls
Submission of monthly/quarterly secondary tax returns
Accounting for corporate taxes
Working with the Senior Accountants to manage and deliver the month end close for the assigned region. This task will involve following a tight month end process spanning pre and post month end
Preparation of month end reporting packs including commentary on variances to targets, forecast and prior years
Providing weekly insight to the regional team on the job costing, areas of focus and job corrections
Develop and enhance reporting of month end results, insights and KPIs by leveraging data and PowerBI. This can extend to weekly and daily reporting of job profitability
Review, preparation and delivery of monthly balance sheet reconciliations ensuring compliance with internal framework of controls and IFRS
Supporting day-to-day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, and recording accounts payable data. The role requires business partnering with the AP teams within the Shared Services Centre
Business partnering with the AP Supervisor on the status of vendor and intercompany reconciliations, understand ageing and status of older items, apply commentary to reconciliations and action adjustments required to balance month end intercompany accounts
Where required, communicate all queries with vendors and other stakeholders in a timely manner
Supporting the regional annual and interim audits
Posting payroll information to the finance system and reconciling payroll
Processing general journals
Maintaining the Fixed asset register, including additions, disposal and depreciation
Maintaining leases schedules to comply with IFRS16
Understanding expense accounts and cost centres for appropriate allocations
Supporting the Regional Financial Controller with the annual budgets, weekly and quarterly forecasting
Assist with any other adhoc administrative responsibilities as requested by your line manager or regional financial controller
Evaluate and conduct performance appraisals of supervised staff
Be responsible for team scheduling, workforce planning, hiring and training staff on new and improved processes and systems and performance management
