DADJ Global - Senior Manager - Financial Reporting

Job Purpose

- One major purpose of this role is to help management to make important financial decisions that will affect the company finance

- Responsible for preparing accurate and timely financial statements and activity reports that highlight business performances and looking into the minute details of financial reports to ensure that all legal/ regulatory requirements and procedures are met.

- Review reports to analyse trends and to find ways to limit or reduce costs.

- Coordinate and manage statutory Audit process.

Accounting Operations & Financial Reporting :

- Manage and control all account chart/general ledger

- Coordinate with various teams and perform complex analysis and prepare reports to summarize financial data.

- Manage all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P and GL

- Consolidate reports and schedules form all divisions and prepare monthly dashboard for Management use.

- Suggest and implement policies and controls to ensure accurate financial reporting.

- Monitor and perform studies to interpret financial actions and modify accounting processes and provide technical advice and recommend improvements for same

- Ensure compliance to all reporting requirements, file quarterly/annual returns according to current requirements and document new rules.

- Develop and maintain supporting documents for all financial reports and evaluate it for various departments

- Coordinate with various departments and prepare recurring financial reporting packages

- Perform continuous assessment of the close process and process re-engineering to reduce the timing to close monthly financial report.

- Supervise revenue recognition process, accrual and liability bookings. Review contracts to interpret financial issues and documents same.

- Ensure accurate amortisation of prepaid expenses; maintain up to date balance sheet schedules of unamortised balances.

- Working with the Finance team to resolve any reporting errors or discrepancies.

- Ensures that the entire company is compliant and successfully passes all reporting requirements and should any non-compliance issues arise, the Financial Reporting Manager assesses and resolves these issues.

- Take ownership of Company's income statement and the statement of financial position, ensuring all financial statement assertions and information processing objectives are upheld.

- Monitor and ensure timely identification and compliance with evolving accounting guidance, provide IFRS interpretation and prepare technical memorandums that document issues in a clear, logical and comprehensive manner to Management

- Be the custodian/champion for Accounting standard and maintain all relevant IFRS schedules.

- Coordinate and supervise the month end and year end closing

- Participate in other projects as may be required from time to time

Regulatory compliance :

- Establish reporting procedures and ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines

- Ensure that appropriate finance systems are maintained and that all procedures/controls are implemented

- Ensure that all accounting records are in compliance with the approved policies and accounting standards

- Oversee the proper maintenance of the organisation's accounting records

- Ensure timely delivery of audits.

Strategic direction and leadership :

- Supervises, motivates and leads teams by identifying roles and providing guidance on service output and quality

- Provide insight and guidance contemporary Accounting and reporting issues

- Ensure effective and efficient use of resources,

Key Performance Indicators :

- Timely delivery of accurate monthly management Accounts and Dashboard.

- Compliance with all statutory filing requirements

- Smooth running of statutory audit in line with Board approved audit plans

- Minimal audit corrective journals

- Timely provision of audit requirements (external and internal)

- Delivery of monthly account schedules

Knowledge Requirements :

- Versatility in IFRS and Group reporting (Hands on experience in implementing Accounting standards requirements.

- Advanced excel spreadsheet knowledge

- Knowledge of relevant Software Application (SAP)

- Industry Knowledge

- Numerical Analysis.

- Strong communication skills (written and verbal)

- Knowledge of Financial Analysis & Interpretation and reporting

- Knowledge of Risk Management

- Good interpersonal relationships.

Requirements :

Educational Requirements/Professional Requirements/Experience Requirements :

- A good first degree in Accounting or Banking & Finance

- Possession of a Post

- Graduate degree in Accounting/Business Administration or related field is an added advantage

- Membership of the ACCA, ICAN, or any other related professional qualification is required.

- Minimum of 8 years in Audit or core Finance role with at least 3 years in Management capacity.

- Experience in any of the Big 4 Audit or extensive IFRS reporting experience is mandatory.