An anonymous company is recruiting an Accounting Supervisor, to be based in Maputo, Mozambique.
Duties
- Review and drives improvements in accounting, ensuring financial obligation are met in accordance with company policies and procedures
- Coordinate and supervise the monthly closing process of the various subsidiaries, including entering Manual journal entries, and performing various calculations (Debt, Interest, provisions, DD&A)
- Perform accounting daily operations, monthly closure activities and trial balance review
- Prepare and review consolidation package and reconciliation with reporting
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual Financials Statements, including analysis of results
- Ensure timely filing of financial reporting maintaining the highest quality, reliability, and accuracy
- Prepare balance sheet accounts reconciliations and understand the accounts activities
- Maintain the integrity of the financial reporting process and financial controls
- Coordinate audits that including internal audits, statutory audits, and shareholder audits
- Research and resolve accounting issues including evaluation and implementation of new accounting assertion to ensure Local GAAP and IFRS compliance
- Ensure detailed compliance with internal controls and procedures, and SOX controls in particular
- Identifies, analyses, verifies, interprets, and processes financial transactions and data
- Prepare and/or review assigned data for internal reporting purposes
- Actively assist in development and implementation of new policies/processes, methods and procedures designed to improve the efficiency of the financial reports and controls
- Assist and coordinate with the preparation of budgets and forecasts and keep management apprised of performance against budget
- Responds to inquiries from the HOD Finance, Accounting Manager, and other finance and companywide managers regarding general accounting, special reporting requests and alike
- Collaborates with the other department managers to support overall department goals and objectives
- Work on special projects, as assigned
- Coordinate, document and ensure information flow between accounting/finance/tax/Project Financing and other business units
- Ability to work in a multi-culture environment
- Establishes and maintain safety operations by adhering to procedures and policies
Accounting – strategy & methods
- Comply with the accounting KPIs
- Meet financial accounting objectives
- Comply with the accounting methods, policies, and principles
Transversal Finance processes
- Perform SOX controls to prevent or detect a material misstatement timely and ensure they are operating as intended or consistent with Accounting and Internal Control Bulletins
- Assist in Internal, external, JV and Tax audits
- Assist Treasury, Accounts payable, Tax and Marketing and Shipping Team
- Follow company policy and procedures
Requisites
- Degree in commerce, Auditing, Tax or Accounting is required. CIMA, ACCA or related finance qualification will be advantageous, plus a professional accounting qualification
- Minimum 10 years work experience
- Excellent Knowledge of generally accepted Accounting, Local GAAP, IFRS and Tax principles
- Large Experience with SAP and SOX requirements
- Advanced computer skills on MS Office, accounting software and databases. Advance excel training in managing and analyzing large volumes of data
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to influence at peer level
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with the ability to communicate with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
- High attention to detail and deadline oriented
- Ability to interact effectively with managements and staff at all levels
- Ability to multi-task and to work collaboratively as part of a multi-culture and multi-disciplinary team
Notes
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted