Financial Reporting Analyst and Payables Manager at Phase3 Telecom

• As a payables manager he/she will take the lead in ensuring effective and proper management of all Payable related transactions, coordination of company Vendors and Posting of all payment vouchers into Sage.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Reporting & Data Analysis

• Consolidate and analyze financial data, including budgets, income statements, and forecasts, to assess the company’s financial standing and progress.
• Develop and structure status reports on risks and performance of the organization's financials
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in compliance with acceptable standards.
• Track and compare actual results with forecasts, identifying trends, variances, and areas for improvement.
• Develop financial models, conduct benchmarking, and perform process analysis to optimize financial performance and decision-making.
• Monitor financial status by analyzing results and recommending corrective actions when necessary.
• Drive process improvement initiatives to streamline financial reporting and receivables management workflows, ensuring efficiency and accuracy.

Key Responsibilities :

Payables

• Primarily responsible for ensuring that all related Payable documents are safely kept.
• Responsible for the efficient and smooth running of all Payable transactions of the company.
• Ensure that response times to Vendor issues/complaints are kept as high priority and attended to as a matter of urgency.
• Ensure the creation of New Vendors’ account in Sage
• Manage the communication with all Vendors in relation to their payments.
• Responsible for the posting of all Vendors’ invoices and all other treated payment vouchers into Sage.
• Responsible for the generation of Vendors’ balances and ageing reports.
• Responsible for all vendor payments reconciliation to their ledger accounts.
• Perform any other task as designated by the line manager and the CEO.
• Prepare the tax incidence report on WHT on a monthly basis

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• ACA (or equivalent) qualification is mandatory.

Requirements

Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in financial reporting, forecasting, and payables management
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting standard.
• Analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of automation tools and financial software for reporting and accounts receivable processes.
• Usage of Peachtree Accounting Software for overall Payables management.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Words, Power point & Access