Manager, Manager, Accounting Advisory Services at Andersen

We are seeking additional qualified accountants to continue to extend the depth and breadth of accounting-based services. The ideal candidate will lead a significant, wide variety of accounting advisory projects and support business development initiatives.

ROLE

• Assists clients in determining and documenting their accounting policies and position on relevant transactions.
• Must have good technical accounting research skills.
• Must be able to supervise team members.
• Provide periodic technical accounting training to clients.
• Coordinate clients’ external audit activities including responding to technical accounting issues.
• Provide accounting advisory support – including outsourced accounting and bookkeeping, streamlining financial close processes, finance operations transformation, IFRS/IPSAS conversion, and advising clients on how to deal with various technical accounting issues.
• BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
• Develop and implement go-to-market strategies for the business unit and service lines.
• Identify prospective clients and take necessary steps to sell solutions to them.
• Prepare proposals to respond to clients' business needs and RFPs
• Make presentations and or participate in conferences to support business development initiatives and meet prospective clients

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT 

• Keep abreast with IFRS pronouncements, international standards, and leading practices relating to financial reporting.
• Ensure effective monitoring of several advisory projects with tight deadlines
• Develop competence and expertise in key service areas, refine methodologies, and contribute to firm-wide practice development efforts

PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT 

• Coordinate the recruitment, training, on-the-job development, performance, and retention of the Accounting Advisory team
• Supervise and provide regular performance feedback to Accounting Advisory staff working on assigned engagements
• Train and mentor junior staff and contribute to the overall skills enhancement and experience of the team in a range of areas

RELATIONSHIP

• Reporting to the Engagement Partner
• Works closely with the engagement team lead, engagement team, and other managers in the unit

JOB EXPERIENCE

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES 

• Proven work experience in a Technical Accounting role.
• Strong working knowledge of IFRS principles and financial statements.
• Fair knowledge of listed entities filing requirements, experience highly preferred.
• Good knowledge of accounting in the Financial Services sector with specific knowledge of IFRS 9, IFRS 16, and IFRS 17.
• Detail-oriented, self-directed, and able to effectively complete tasks with minimal supervision
• Direct management of team resources; this will entail managing multiple engagement teams.
• Perform risk management procedures for onboarding clients and accepting engagements.
• Coordinate engagement execution to meet objectives and clients' expectations
• Develop/review the project team's work papers and deliverables (detailed reports to present procedures performed, analysis, findings, and recommendations) for quality assurance
• Facilitate internal and external technical training sessions.
• Manage complex stakeholder relationships
• Strong leadership skills and ability to lead engagements.
• Strong sense of client services.
• Good presentation skills.
• Flexible, self-starter possessing intellectual curiosity.
• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Self-confident, able to think creatively, and a thirst for knowledge.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

QUALIFICATION

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university with a minimum of Second Class (Upper).
• A minimum of 5 O’ level credits including English Language and Mathematics at one sitting
• ICAN/ACCA/CFA and the ability to think creatively is necessary.
• A minimum of 6 years of working experience in accounting advisory experience at a senior level with a professional services/consulting firm.