Financial Controller at Alfred and Victoria Associates

Job Title: Financial Controller

Job Summary

• The Finance Controller will be responsible for managing all financial accounting and financial risks.
• The role will include daily financial planning and analysis, period end close and oversights, payroll assurance & oversight, and overall support for the business development financial strategies. 
• Coordination of the annual statutory audits and ensuring timely close out of the process.

Key Role & Responsibilities

• Financial accounting and reporting:
• Control corporate Budgets and Accounts and provide quality and timely financial data
• Ensure prompt payment and accounting for VAT/WHT/ PAYE.
• Custodian of the Manual of Authorities (MOA) and ensure regular updates
• Set guidelines and ensure implementation of monthly and quarterly accounts closing and reporting to all stake holders
• Ensure integrity of the Ledger and that internal controls exist in all commercial systems and processes
• Manage Receivables and Account payables and ensure charge sand or reallocations are properly accounted.
• Review and agree the basis of quarterly valuation of stock at plant, stationery, fuel and other consumables with Supply Chain.
• Benchmark financial accounting processes, identify and disseminate best practices.
• Develop, disseminate and monitor compliance with a risk response framework appropriate for own department
• Manage Accounting skill-pool and develop staff leadership skills via structured development process
• Manage Accounting knowledge, information and data to ensure application of common standards.
• Responsible for Fixed asset accounting.
• Responsible for managing and organizing Business Controls & Compliance process.
• Responsible for ensuring that proper tariffing is applied appropriately.

Financial management and controls:

• Management of the company’s working capital with primary focus on inventory, receivables and cash
• Management of overheads through financial prudence and cost savings
• Working with the Payroll accountant to ensure proper processing and payments of monthly salaries and other allowances/ benefits to employees.

Taxation:

• Support the Group Chief Finance Officer in the development and execution of the company’s taxation strategy
• Ensure regular returns for Corporation tax, VAT and strict compliances with all other relevant payments and fillings.

Key Performance Indicators
Development:

• People KPI e.g. all staff have PDPs, continuous learning, leadership development, mentoring
• Staff satisfaction

Reporting:

• Timeliness and accuracy of financial reports
• Management information reporting timeliness and accuracy

State of Accounts:

• Cash flow and liquidity position
• Optimization of Asset turnover
• Level of tax burden, timeliness, exposure
• Financial losses
• Cost of funds portfolio and conditions
• Monthly accounts reconciliation
• Control breaches.

Requirements
Academic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Business
• Administration or Finance will be an added advantage.

Professional Qualifications:

• ACCA, ACA, CIMA,
• CIPFA or other finance related qualifications.
• Relevant management qualification or training

Experience:

• Minimum of 8 years’ broad experience in Finance with preferred focus in the EPC space
• Above average knowledge and working of SAP ERP is a must have requirement.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Functional Finance Leadership – Mastery
• Financial Risk Management – Skill
• Corporate Finance – Knowledge
• Accounting Operations – Mastery
• Treasury Operations – Knowledge
• Management Information (MI) and Decision Support – Mastery
• Business Planning and Strategy
• Taxation – Skill.

Salary
Very Attractive.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is Not Specified. Therefore, Qualified and interested candidates should send their updated Resume to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Note: Only qualified candidates will be contacted. It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy.