Associate Finance Manager at Sun King (Formerly Greenlight Planet)

Key Responsibilities
What you would be expected to do:

Financial Reporting, Audit, and Cash flow management:

• Maintain, reconcile and analyze financial and accounting transactions/statements and ensure that they are accurate and in compliance with the company's rules and accounting regulations in accordance with local ICPAU
• Lead the team in the generation of all periodic financial reports on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis and ensure these are completed in time as per schedule.
• Supervise the finance team in closing all periodic accounting activities and processes, research and review submissions to ensure accurate reporting.
• Lead closure of all statutory and tax audits, external and internal audits, discuss and close all audit queries and gaps raised whilst ensuring process improvement.
• Accounts receivables & reconciliation: Monitor partners' accounts and follow up with the Key Account Managers to ensure effective collection
• Accounts payable and expense reimbursements. Implement operational procedures to ensure that payments are made and received in a timely manner as per agreed TAT
• Funds Management. Ensure availability of sufficient funds in all bank accounts to meet all payments for the next 2 months period.
• MIS Analytics: Analyse monthly postings against MIS report and close observable gaps

Compliance Matters and Processes/ Controls:

• Manage all direct and indirect tax filings, reporting, analysis and all its underlying processes, ensuring timely remission with adherence to statutory timelines and accurate account reconciliation.
• Building processes and controls: Develop, implement and establish procedures to improve financial business planning by ensuring proper business accounting, review of existing processes employed for critical activities, identifying gaps and build improvements
• Be the lead for all Transfer pricing assessments, filings, reporting and processes
• Responsible for maintenance of the monthly Compliance Dashboard and to ensure that all statutory payments are made on time
• Ensure all local secretarial compliances including returns are accurate and filed on time, preparation of various contracts and proposals in the same regard.

Business Partnering and Relationships:

• Cultivate and maintain a productive relationship with Auditors, Banking, Secretarial Services, Vendors, Customers and other Business stakeholders.

Team Management:

• Continuously build, develop and lead the team whilst ensuring a harmonious and exciting work culture.

Job Requirements
You might be a strong candidate if you have:

• Degree or Postgraduate qualification in Accounting or Finance / ACCA / CPA qualification from a recognized institution with 5-6 years of relevant work experience in Controllership, accounting or taxation practices preferably with an audit firm or Multinational corporation
• An eye for detail, excellent analytical skills, able to clearly link financial results to operational performance drivers, generate alternatives, maintain and generate different accounting and financial records
• Excellent leadership skills to lead a team of professionals, planning and organization skills, ability to multitask & drive team collaboration.
• Clear thinking/problem-solving ability- can lead projects/process improvement within operations/finance function and drive positive change
• The ability to break down complex issues into simpler steps and resolve them
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written: Fluency in both written and spoken English language
• Excellent proficiency in the use of computer applications such as MS office packages and related accounting systems.

 What We Offer (In addition to compensation and statutory benefits)

• An opportunity to grow as a professional in a dynamic, fast-growing, high-impact industry.
• The chance to work in an open-minded, collaborative culture surrounded by enthusiastic Greenlighters who are driven by the challenge of continuously innovating and growing a smart, sustainable business with a profound impact on the world.
• A truly multicultural experience: you will have the chance to work with and learn from people from different geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds.
• Structured, tailored learning and development programs that help you become a better leader, manager, and professional through the Greenlight Academy.
• We place great importance on sustaining a diverse, inclusive work environment.