Direct Reporting line to Group Finance Officer - Responsible for all areas relating to financial reporting including developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices, and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements.
- Able to meet tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation, financial reporting, and year-end audit preparation and the support of budget and forecast activities. Work with the supervisor to ensure a clean and timely year-end audit.
- Ensure accurate and timely reporting of all monthly financial information and year-end closing.
- Interface with regulators and supervise the preparation of regulatory returns, day-to-day handling of corporate tax, and ensure compliance with local authorities, accounting procedures and statutory regulations.
- Formulate, implement and manage approved accounting and administrative controls. Define and control general accounting information requirements and provide accounting guidance to operational divisions within the University.
- Develop SOPs relating to day-to-day operations to enhance work efficiencies.
- Assist the supervisor in the daily banking requirements.
- Ensure the accurate and timely processing of all types of payable transactions.
- Support budget and forecasting activities.
- Support the supervisor with special projects and workflow process improvements.
- Support the supervisor to raise funds for project financing.
- Collaborate with other department managers to support overall department goals and objectives.
- This position will require close contact with senior level management staff and the Board of Directors, which requires strong interpersonal communication skills – both written and verbal.
- Supervise and manage the team to ensure that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate manner.
- Provide training to new and existing staff as needed.
- Provide staff development plan for each direct report.
- Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year, and monitor and advise on the progress to enhance staff professional development.
- Monitor and analyse department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining high level of accuracy.
- Handle personnel issues relating to staff conflicts, absenteeism, performance issues, etc.
- Perform all other duties relating to the above that may be assigned by supervisor from time to time.
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