Senior Financial Accountant at Interswitch

JOB PURPOSE

• The ideal candidate will be responsible for the coordination and management of financial statements/accounts, supporting the annual audit process, maintaining financial policy and ensuring compliance with IFRS policy.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support Group Financial Control as necessary and deputize in his absence
• Prepares financial statements for Interswitch and its subsidiaries
• Review monthly reporting numbers for accuracy and correctness
• Update/Rewrite Accounting policy of the company and ensure compliance with IFRS
• Support members of the Finance team and advise on technical accounting queries
• Check requests for payment to budget and approve on SharePoint
• Check payment schedules including account numbers, vendor names and amounts prior to payments in the absence of Treasury Manager
• Carries out spot checks of cash count exercise to confirm cash at hand tallies with what is written on the ledger
• Review monthly schedules for approvals, prepayments, WHT etc and sign off
• Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations carried out by the team (Supplier account, Customer account, WHT, VAT, Intercompany, Inventory, Accruals, COS) GL Management and Control
• Reconcile monthly TB to management report
• Reconcile management accounts/pre-audit TB to final set of audited financial statements
• Assists the annual audit process by preparing and reviewing audit schedules
• Communicate and liaise with the external auditors
• Keep abreast of updates and amendments to accounting standards and local regulatory requirements

REQUIREMENTS

Education

• First degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Statistics or related disciplines.

Qualifications

• Professional qualifications like ACCA, ACA is desirable.

Experience

• 4 - 7 years of experience in Finance or related field.