Regional Accountant (Covering Nigeria) at CTG Global

Vacancy ID: VAC-6565
Start Date: 01-Jan-2022
Project Reporting: This role reports to the Country Manager

Overview of Position     

• We are looking for a qualified Accountant to support our Global Finance Team with Regional finance management and accounting.
• Experienced in areas such as payroll, invoicing, taxes, local audit and processing annual returns, and management of purchase order systems.
• Customer facing to assist with debt collection, and local banking and other financial relationships.

Role Objectives
Areas of responsibility:

Client Purchase Orders - Call Off Orders:

• Under all global long-term agreements with its clients CTG must raise a financial quotation and budget limitations for any new contracts (hereinafter called a “COO” and sometimes referred to as a ‘quote’)
• Generation of COOs
• Management of COOs and COO burner (ensuring budgets are not exceeded)
• (Direct reporting to Finance Project & Payroll Manager)

Cashbook Management & Purchase Orders:

• Manage the cashbook
• Post cashbook to Sage
• Manage local account managers and other staff’s raising of Purchase Orders, ensuring POs are raised where required prior to purchase
• Ensure POs are recorded on sage and raised for invoicing where applicable
• Ensure the local team are trained on CTG PO system
• Reconcile Purchase Orders against COO and COO burner
• (Direct reporting to Finance Project & Payroll Manager)

Invoicing:

• Generate timely and accurate invoices for Clients – either system generated or manually as required
• Ensure all invoices are recorded correctly in Sage
• Reconciliation of invoices against payroll and COOs
• Manage receipt of local supplier invoices, checking against POs, upload to Sage and issue client reimbursable invoice as required
• (Direct reporting to Credit Controller)

Accounts Receivable:

• Ensure timely payment of invoices by Client
• Support Credit Controller with chasing clients for unpaid invoices
• Resolve any queries/issues with invoices to ensure swift payment
• (Direct reporting to Credit Controller)

Payroll:

• Oversee timesheets timely receipts with local account managers
• Ensure procedures and timelines are met
• Prepare payroll – system generated or manually as required as per policy
• Reconcile payroll with Sage, COOs, contracts of employment and local tax laws
• (Direct reporting to Finance Project & Payroll Manager)

Tax:

• Calculation of personal income tax and social security, and any other applicable local salary withholding taxes
• Responsible for timely payment of PIT, Social Security and other withholding taxes to local tax departments/authorities
• Production and issuance of payslips
• Complete annual tax returns, payment of corporate and other business taxes, and other local filings
• Manage any local audits for taxation and other jurisdictional requirements
• Responsible for timely payment of all taxes to governing bodies
• Posting of tax payments to Sage
• Work with our Legal team to ensure CTG adheres to local tax laws, responsible for keeping CTG in good standing and up to date with local tax laws
• Represent CTG at local governing bodies (including ministry and tax departments)
• (Direct reporting to Financial Controller)

Banking:

• Manage local bank account(s) where applicable

Management Accounting:

• Manage local budgets and actuals variance analysis for Regional Director
• Prepare brief monthly report to summarise performance and highlight any areas of concern
• Prepare savings schemes and analytical support on OPEX expenditure to enable local decision making
• Provide visibility on financial business positioning to ensure effective Regional Management
• Prepare local management accounts and work with local auditors as required

Project reporting:

• Functional financial reporting into the Financial Controller and Dubai HQ finance team.
• Day-to-day line management to Country Manager based in Abuja.

Education

• Bachelor's in Accounting (essential).
• Certificate in ACCA, CPA or equivalent (essential).
• Must be fully qualified ACCA, CPA or equivalent

Work Experience:

• Sector experience: Minimum of 5 year/s of demonstrable relevant Finance & Accounting experience (essential).
• Minimum 5 years of experience. Desirable to have experience in governmental departments
• Extensive experience in working with Sage, SAP, Oracle or similar accounting system
• Desirable to have experience in generating management accounts and profit / loss financial statements
• Good knowledge of local tax laws

Geographical Experience:

• Minimum of 5 year/s of experience in Africa (essential) - Nigeria.

Languages:

• Fluent in English (essential).

Key competencies:

• Self-starter
• Ethical, trustworthy and confidential
• Time management
• Team player and good relationship builder
• Excellent customer service skills
• Resilient and positive.