Manager, Accounting & Financial Reporting Services at Deloitte

Job Description

As a Manager in Assurance, you will be a part of team of like-minded individuals where you will work to contribute to market initiatives and deliver exceptional service to our clients. You will:

• Develop the business opportunities for financial reporting services including IFRS, IPSAS and Financial reporting technologies ( CaseWare, Workiva etc)
• Be responsible for technical accounting support including technical accounting opinions under IFRS and IPSAS
• Supervise financial reporting projects and manage personnel under the accounting and financial reporting services
• Be responsible for implementation of complex accounting standards including IFRS 9, IFRS 15, IFRS 16, IFRS 3, IAS 32 etc
• Be experience for assurance over financial reporting activities
• Contribute to market and eminence initiatives, including development of new service offerings and marketing campaigns within the practice
• Be responsible for implementation of various financial reporting technologies
• Support the Implementation of internal controls over financial reporting
• Be responsible for Support the audit function on technical issues on financial reporting
• Develop and lead timely communications - both internal and external - relevant to our professionals and clients
•  Develop materials for and participate in the delivery of presentations to clients and firm personnel
• Serve clients and / or support local office teams as the opportunity arises.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree/HND holder with a minimum of Second Class upper/Upper credit
• Have a minimum of five credits in WASSCE Ordinary Level/NECO subjects or acceptable equivalent examination, including Mathematics and English Language in one sitting only
• Must have a ACA or ACCA designation or equivalency and possess a minimum 7 years of relevant work experience with a reputable organisation
• Must  have practical accounting & reporting advisory technical experience and skills in IFRS, IPSAS, GAAP
• Must have strong business development capabilities
• Must have at least 5 years’ experience in a big 4 professional services firm
• Must be sound in Corporate reporting including financial and sustainability reporting
• Must have experience in implementation of internal controls
• Capacity to think critically about issues from a strategic perspective (options available, pros / cons of different options, proposed solution) and aptitude in researching accounting standards and related interpretive guidance
• Must have strong technology implementation capabilities. Experience in CaseWare, Workiva or similar solutions is an added advantage.
• Effective consensus building, conflict resolution, and team-building skills, including being a role model for others and imparting knowledge and experience to junior team members
• Experienced with project problem diagnosis, solution development, client communications, facilitation of decision making, documentation, managing client expectations and team leadership