Africa Corporate Accountant at Eaton

Job Description

Primary Function:

The Africa Lead Treasury /Corporate Analyst- has responsibility for the statutory, legal and fiscal accounting & reporting requirements for Eaton’s legal entities in the Africa.

This position is responsible for building organizational capability within the Finance function and to provide a leadership role. The function will closely operate with the European and Cleveland Centre Finance teams, European Financial Shared Service Centre, various other Corporate departments and operating divisions in EMEA.

Essential Functions:

• To ensure that Group, statutory and fiscal accounts are prepared timeously and accurately in compliance with respective GAAP, corporate guidance materials, legal and fiscal regulations; to consolidate divisional accounts and report to directors on legal entity results.
• To advise, guide, lead and support implementation to all divisions on uniformity of financial accounting systemsand modifications in systems and procedures due to changes in legal, fiscal and corporate requirements are coordinated, maintaining the integrity of legal entity and fiscal accounting while minimizing expense.
• Lead in-country contact with external auditors, agree all timings with Operations and auditors, and drive more efficient processes at reduced fee levels.
• To provide administrative, accounting, fiscal compliance support as required by directors, operational management and corporate staff in respect of activities/matters related to/or affecting the legal entities including leading any BBBEE related activities.
• Acting as a proactive business partner to Sectors/Operations, enabling the business teams to focus on business issues.
• To assist operations and legal entities in reorganizations, restructuring, acquisitions, divestitures and mergers that might require legal, tax, financial, accounting advice and to provide documentation of accounting entries (accounting memos) insuring that one- off transactions impacting multiple entities are well coordinated and correctly executed.
• Provide Senior management with overview of Risk Profile for the region.
• Support statutory impairment testing process including coordination with tax, treasury, operations and accounting where impairments are indicated.

Qualifications:

• Professional accounting qualification; significant international experience in finance/accounting and auditing in a multinational company; significant/extensive financial management experience
• Ability to operate at a senior level in collaboration with diverse internal and external executives; used to operate and influence effectively in a matrixed international organization
• Proven leadership skills; drive strategic change and build organizational capability
• Demonstrable skill in strategic/vision planning and development of business-critical function
• Excellent working knowledge of the English language
• Excellent communication, presentation, training, coaching & mentoring skills
• Demonstrable continued personal development both technical and behavioral
• Strong cross/multi-cultural background and experience; sensitive to cultural differences
• Ability to operate and deliver independently without day to day supervision
• Excellent knowledge of statutory reporting requirements; good understanding of direct and indirect tax regulations
• Solid understanding and experience with US GAAP; exposure to Sarbanes Oxley & IFRS; US FAS109 tax
• Be highly competent in operational, accounting and fiscal matters, and be able to perform a range of concurrent projects; customer focus and deliver results
• Professional qualification in financial accounting; significant international experience in finance/ accounting and auditing within a multinational (manufacturing) company
• Sound practical knowledge of corporate income tax /indirect
• Sound practical knowledge of transfer pricing tax & documentation rules
• Experience and best practice implementation in accounting & reporting within an international (manufacturing) environments
• Knowledge of data processing in respect of financial systems includingOracle, SAP, HFM, RADAR & Encore

What Eaton offers:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Culture & Values - Eaton is more than the products we invent and produce – the way we do business is just as important. At Eaton, our values and culture define who we are – both individually and as an organization – and direct our activities every day.
• Inclusion & Diversity - Openness to diversity widens our access to the best talent. Inclusion allows us to engage that talent fully.