Main purpose of the jobA Financial Controller who will be tasked with overseeing day-to-day accounting functions, integrating finance operations, forecasting and budgeting, handling tax matters, preparing financial reports, and ensuring organisational financial stability.Finance Operations
Develop account reconciliations, journal entries, data compilation and analyses ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.
Develop regular financial statements, prepare special projects and perform analysis for senior management.
Design periodical, weekly, and quarterly sales reports and administer general ledger reconciliations.
Maintain accuracy in all asset files, balance sheets and provide support to all work
Perform variation analyses for all technical accounting problems
Manage schedule for all filing deadlines and assist to close all procedures and ensure compliance to procedural and reporting standards.
Provide assistance to manage all ad hoc projects and assist management on all accounting activities.
Monitoring and balancing cash flows into and out of a business to meet obligations and optimise investment.
Ensuring invoices are properly approved and coded in the general ledger.
Coordinating with external financial, compliance and tax auditors.
Identifying efficiencies and opportunities for cost reductions across the business.
Analysing financial data.
Monitoring internal controls.
Overseeing and preparing income statements.
Streamlining accounting functions and operations.
Developing financial strategy, including risk minimisation plans and opportunity forecasting
Cash flow management
Ensuring compliance with statutory law and financial regulations
Developing financial reviews
Reconciliation
Perform verification and reconciliation of accounts.
Process and reconcile transactions of complex nature.
Process, verify and reconcile input documentation.
Maintain appropriate files, reports, documentation and data.
Reconcile and rectify customer ledger accounts.
Reconcile accounts receivable records with sales invoices.
Maintain regular contacts with internal and external customers.
Reconcile and verify bank deposits and payments.
Ensure follow-up action as and when necessary.
Adhere to corporate standards and procedures in reconciliation clerical activities.
Regular budget consolidation
Providing financial reporting and analysis to guide decision-making.
Ensuring the accurate and timely administration/completion of the reconciliation process in line with company policies and procedures
Reporting
High-level financial reporting and analysis
Developing financial reviews
Preparing timely and error-free documentation that gives evidence of the organisation or company’s financial standing
Protecting the integrity of the organisation reporting process by producing and maintaining correct and up-to-date financial statements and data
Coordinating with various departments and monitoring annual and quarterly deliverables for external auditors
Reviewing and analysing financial stats, data, and reports from various departments
Work collaboratively
Build a culture of respect and understanding across the organisation
Recognise outcomes which resulted from effective collaboration between teams
Build cooperation and overcome barriers to information sharing, communication and collaboration across the organisation
Facilitate opportunities to engage and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop joint solutions
Self-Management
Follow through to ensure that personal quality and productivity standards are consistently and accurately maintained
Demonstrate consistent application of internal procedures
Plan and prioritise, demonstrating abilities to manage competing demands
Demonstrate abilities to anticipate and manage change
Demonstrate flexibility in balancing achievement of own objectives with abilities to understand and respond to organizational needs
Minimum Academic, Professional Qualifications & Experience required for this position
Qualification in Accounting / Business or Finance is compulsory
Knowledge of accounting practices
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
Functional Competencies
Literacy – Have excellent reading, writing and interpersonal skills
Pc Literacy – In-depth knowledge of Word, excel, email and Internet
