Management Accountant at Jagal Group

Purpose:
To manage the monthly management reports (P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow), manage the budgetary process and provide analytical financial support where necessary. To provide support to the Finance function as necessary.

Objectives:

•     To manage Rack Centre’s reporting requirements and ensure excellence in terms of timely and accurate information.
•     To develop within the team a sound knowledge of the accounting, finance, legal and regulatory issues of the various jurisdictions involved with our businesses including Nigeria. 
•     To develop and ensure adherence to Rack Centre’s finance and accounting policies and procedures in line with group guidelines in this regard. 
•     To adopt the highest standards of ethics and integrity and abide by the group’s code of business conduct and anti-bribery policy. 
•     To maintain the highest standards of confidentiality

Responsibilities:

Finance Administration

•     Analyse business performance / results, providing feedback to Senior Management.
•     Ensure adequate and accurate monthly accruals and prepayments.
•     Ensure all services are rebilled to clients in line with inter-company contracts. 
•     Ensure all partners and direct clients are accurately billed on time. 
•     Ensure that receivables are monitored and collections are up to date.

Budgeting / Forecasting & Reporting

•     Co-ordinate and prepare annual budgets for approval by the Commercial Director and MD. Where required, provide assistance / direction to managers with regards to the preparation of budgets 
•     Ensure the accurate preparation / reporting of monthly financial results in strict accordance with group deadlines.
•     Ensure management reports are completed and reported in line with reporting deadlines. 
•     Prepare profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow forecasts on a monthly basis.
•     Ensure any variations to budgets and forecasts are explained in management reports. 
•     On a monthly basis track and review expenditure against set budgets and prepare a variance report. 
•     Ensure all company assets are monitored and accurately accounted for.

Key interfaces

•     Rack Centre Commercial Director 
•     Rack Centre MD 
•     Rack Centre Finance Manager
•     Jagal financial officers 
•     Rack Centre functional managers  and administration staff
•     Auditors, Banks, Legal

The Person:

•     Bachelor's degree
•     At least 7 years senior financial experience in a sophisticated and reputable company.
•     CA, CPA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent qualification
•     Good knowledge of the IT, Communications, Data Centre and/or related markets
•     Excellent technical and communication skills, both oral and written,
•     Commercially minded with excellent financial modelling skills
•     Team player
•     Excellent analytical and numerical skills
•     Highly discrete and able to uphold the utmost confidentiality
•     Self-motivated and excellent time and project management skills.
•     Prepared to be hands-on to achieve results and maintain deadlines in all areas of the Commercial department.
•     Resilient and able to contribute to the effective growth of a dynamic industry leading business
•     Experience within the Telecommunications and/or IT Managed Services environment
•     Culturally aware and sensitive
•     International business experience.