Financial Accountant - 3 Month Fixed Term Contract at WSP in Africa

Job Description

• The Financial Accountant’s role is to support financial decision-making information by collecting, analyzing, investigating, reconciling, and reporting financial data by collaborating with various stakeholders where necessary.The Financial Accountant’s role is to support financial decision-making information by collecting, analyzing, investigating, reconciling, and reporting financial data by collaborating with various stakeholders where necessary.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare monthly Standard Journals
• Provide assistance with monthly HFM reporting where required.
• Perform General Ledger reconciliations and provide meaningful information regarding reconciling items. Long and unusual items are identified, and appropriate action are taken.
• Analyze and interpret data to provide financial management information for decision-making.
• Prepares monthly statements by collecting data; analyzing and investigating variances; summarizing data, information, and trends.
• Responds to financial inquiries by gathering, analyzing, summarizing, and interpreting data.
• Verify supporting documentation for validity, accuracy and completeness and capture transactions on the accounting system.
• Manage interface exceptions effectively and ensure that appropriate, timely actions are taken.
• Inter-company transaction reconciliation and review.
• Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with the departmental, company processes and procedures.
• Assist in the intercompany reconciliations and payments
• Assist with Payroll recons and Journals
• Assist in monthly and year-end closure process.
• Assistance with internal and external audits.
• Ad hoc accounting projects.
• Prepare monthly Standard Journals
• Provide assistance with monthly HFM reporting where required.
• Perform General Ledger reconciliations and provide meaningful information regarding reconciling items. Long and unusual items are identified, and appropriate action are taken.
• Analyze and interpret data to provide financial management information for decision-making.
• Prepares monthly statements by collecting data; analyzing and investigating variances; summarizing data, information, and trends.
• Responds to financial inquiries by gathering, analyzing, summarizing, and interpreting data.
• Verify supporting documentation for validity, accuracy and completeness and capture transactions on the accounting system.
• Manage interface exceptions effectively and ensure that appropriate, timely actions are taken.
• Inter-company transaction reconciliation and review.
• Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with the departmental, company processes and procedures.
• Assist in the intercompany reconciliations and payments
• Assist with Payroll recons and Journals
• Assist in monthly and year-end closure process.
• Assistance with internal and external audits.
• Ad hoc accounting projects.

Health and Safety:

• Role model standards for SHEQ performance and behaviour consistent with the company’s health, safety, environmental and quality vision, and policies by influencing those around you
• Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm
• Embracing, displaying, and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is always maintained
• Role model standards for SHEQ performance and behaviour consistent with the company’s health, safety, environmental and quality vision, and policies by influencing those around you
• Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm
• Embracing, displaying, and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is always maintained

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years’ experience in similar field.
• Experience working with African Entities

Key Competencies and Generic Skills:

• Strong analytical and reconciling skills.
• Thorough knowledge of accounting procedures and principles.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills.
• Above average knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Team player.