Reporting To: Country Manager

Job Overview

To provide a full financial and management accounting service to the Company and to plan, direct and co-ordinate the organisation’s financial strategy in conjunction with the Executive Management Team.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collating, preparing, and interpreting reports, budgets, accounts, commentaries, and financial statements.
• Undertaking strategic analysis and assisting with strategic planning
• Undertaking research into factors affecting performance
• Controlling income, cash flow and expenditure
• Managing budgets
• Developing and managing financial systems/models
• Oversee operations of the finance department, set goals and objectives, and design a framework for these to be met.
• Liaising with managerial staff and other colleagues
• Liaise with auditors to ensure appropriate monitoring of company finances is maintained.
• Correspond with various other departments, discussing company plans and agreeing on future paths to be taken.
• Maintain the financial health of the organization.
• Calculation and submission of Corporate and Provisional taxes
• Ensure compliance with tax acts.
• Ensure successful completion of due diligence.

SKILLS, COMPETENCIES & ATTRIBUTES

• Ability to think strategically to ensure operational excellence.
• Able to bring a strong vision of development, continuous improvement, and growth for In Control
• Excellent organizational, team management and communication skills
• Ability to coach and develop employees and delegate accountability to encourage staff responsibility and engagement.  Strong networking and interpersonal skills.
• Good Analytical and Problem-solving skills
• Assertive and Proactive

QUAILIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Degree in Accounting or ACCA /CIMA
• 2-3 years working experience in producing management accounts for large corporate.
• Experience in VAT, employees’ tax, import duties, corporate tax, Provisional tax, WHT, Excise duty.
• Advanced MS Excel & Word
• Telecoms industry experience an advantage.
• Accurate, self-motivated, and disciplined
• Registered member of ZICA