Chief Accountant at Vodacom Nigeria

Department: Finance
Reporting to: Finance Director
Job type: Full-time
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Lagos
Closing Date: 31 January 2015

Key roles / Qualification

• Ensuring that the company’s financial activities are conducted in a legal, accurate, timely manner and are maximized for stakeholders’ benefit.
• Generate monthly operating reports, forecasts, half and full year statutory accounts and annual budget, ensuring timeliness, accuracy, relevance, good presentation and compliance with company policies.
• Required to collate, interpret and analyse accounting and financial information and offer regular and timely advice to management on trends, behaviours, reactions and developments with implication for business operations.
• The job holder must have a bachelor degree in accountancy or any related discipline with a minimum of Second Class Upper/Upper Credit. ACA/ACCA qualified with at least 10 years cognate corporate reporting experience.  Possession of an MBA/Masters’ degree in relevant discipline will be an added advantage.

Key Accountabilities

• Preparation of monthly management accounts;
• Preparation & management of budgets;
• Design of control systems for process optimization and (where required) and to safeguarding the assets of the company;
• Review & monitoring of operational expenses;
• Assets & Liabilities Management & review;
• Work with other line managers ensure all group related reporting deliverables for monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and yearly are met;
• Coordinate the preparation of statutory accounts and supporting the audit planning activities;
• Reporting under IFRS, be responsible for the compliance in financial reporting and will contribute to on-going development of financial reporting requirements, through the development and implementation of effective accounting & financial controls and policies;
  Liaise with external auditors, tax practitioners and other consultants to ensure the company complies with all government laws and regulations;
• Any other assignments delegated by the Financial Director.

Knowledge

• Strong technical accounting skills including a depth of knowledge of IFRS and its business application preferably from a
• Telecommunication or manufacturing company.
• Ability to research and report on various technical accounting issues.
• Very comfortable with Microsoft office applications, SAGE & HFM Accounting Package.
• Big 4 audit firm experience highly desired.
• A graduate of accountancy or any related discipline with a minimum of Second Class Upper.

Skills

• Excellent Communication Skills (Verbal and written)
• Strong presentation skills
• Exceptional analytical problem solving skills
• Attention to details
• Financial and Quantitative Analysis skills
• Innovative thinking
• Highly organized and efficient
• Excellent interpersonal skills