Senior Officer, Financial Reporting & Control at IHS Towers

Job Description

• We are currently recruiting for a Senior Officer, Financial Reporting & Control. In this role, you will contribute towards effective financial reporting processes within the company through ownership of the general ledger and revieew of exceptions in the balance sheet and profit & loss trends.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Identify and propose relevant accounting adjustments required for accuracy of the Trial Balance and other routine accounting reports.
• Identify need for changes to accounting policies and systems in response to changes in global accounting standards and the immediate business environment.
• Prepare stand-alone and consolidated annual financial statements, attend to all review comments, and follow through to final sign-off.
• Prepare monthly summarized management financials and cashflow statements (CFS). Update based on reviews with process owners and relevant stakeholders.
• Provide support for financial planning in annual budget build-up and monthly variance analysis.
• Prepare accounting models for sensitivity analysis and impact assessment of varying situations.
• Continuously reassess financial reporting systems for all in-market entities, matching trend of investing and financing activities to management expectation. Report identified exceptions to management.
• Attend to other external stakeholder reporting queries and enquiries.
• Prepare quarterly analytics for management reviews towards investor reporting.

Experience & Qualifications Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance
• Evidence of study towards or professional qualification of ACCA, ICAN
• +4 years’ relevant work experience in audit and assurance, accounting, consulting, and preparation of IFRS financial statements.

Organizational Competencies:

• Customer Focus
• Innovation
• Integrity
• Be Bold.

Functional Competencies:

• Accounting
• Data Analysis & Reporting
• Internal Audit
• Use of MS Office Tools.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Initiative/ Judgement
• Collaboration & Teamwork.