Assistant Manager - Finance at Hamilton Lloyd and Associates

Reports to: Financial Controller

Job Summary

• The Assistant Manager - Finance shall provide support to the Financial Controller
• He/she shall also be responsible for assisting in the management of the finance team.

Job Responsibilities

• Assists in the management of the finance team.
• Gets work done through the subordinate members of the finance team, by assigning work to them.
• Assists in ensuring the optimal productivity of the subordinate members of the Finance team.
• Gives priority to the success of the finance department.
• Assists in setting work schedules for subordinate members of the Finance team.
• Preparation of management reports on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis which includes Profit or loss account, Balance sheet and Cash flow statement.
• Review of bank reconciliation report of agreed bank account within work day 5.
• Review and analysis of TB and general accounts monthly
• Liaison with external auditors for the statutory audit.
• Ensure SAP is fully optimized and all transactions automated.
• Manage the Chart of Account
• Ensure team fully appreciates SAP and help competence.
• Ensure all assets are tagged and maintain numbering database.
• Maintain an updated FA register outside SAP and update monthly
• Reconcile financial Information on FA register [Cost, Deprecation, Accum. dep and NBV] to GL in SAP within work day 5.
• Ensure all disposals and impaired assets are updated in SAP
• Ensure all loans are tracked, exist in SAP and evidence of interest re-computation with bank charges available monthly.
• Ensure accurate loan schedules are maintained and agrees to the GL
• Ensure de-recognition is effected as at when due and review for this on a monthly basis.
• Develop an accrual checklist
• Ensure internal controls company -wide.
• Custodian of the finance manual.
• Ensure manual is in line with practice.
• Ensure manual is strictly adhered to by all sub-finance units
• Creating all vendors, Assets, customers, GL accounts and Bank account on SAP.
• Builds a trusting relationship with the Financial Controller, the subordinate members of the finance team and other stake holders.
• All reports received monthly as scheduled.
• Close and open period on SAP monthly
• Conduct monthly stock count to reconcile to GL and flag exceptions.
• Reconcile the manual stock record to GL.
• Assisting in coordination of tax audit and providing support to the tax function.
• Providing support to any other project related assignments as required by the Financial

Person Specification
Education:

• A Degree in related discipline from a good tertiary institution.
• SAP ERP experience is an added advantage
• ICAN/ACCA qualification

Experience:

• At least 6 years post-ICAN qualification experience
• Must be able to maintain strict confidentiality of business and official matters

Additional Requirements:

• People management
• Financial controls
• Visible personal integrity.
• Assets & Liabilities management.
• Management accounting
• Treasury & funds management
• Creativity & innovation
• Taxation
• Oral & written communication
• Excellent MS Excel Skills