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The purpose of this role is to lead the accounting activities for Nigeria including ensuring adherence to financial policies (internal and external), statutory/tax requirements, leading month-end closing process, and coordination with the SSC for Treasury, A/P and General Ledger transactions; as well as providing necessary support to the finance team.
Responsibilities
Lead the monthly close process and year-end activities, ensuring accuracy of P&L and Balance Sheet.
Key point of contact within the cluster for coordination with the SSC on Treasury, A/P and General Ledger topics.
Preparation and submission of statutory requirement and key contact for related government authorities.
Coordination internal and external audits as well as SOAR testing
Assist in the preparation and timely filing of monthly and annual tax returns for PAYE, corporate tax, VAT, and other relevant taxes across our subsidiaries in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa.
Assist in responding to tax inquiries and correspondence from tax authorities in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa, ensuring timely and accurate resolution of tax issues and queries.
Implement/execute global insurance and tax strategies
Provide finance support for administrative functions in the cluster including functionals, payments processing (working with SSC, payroll, treasury, etc), non-inventory purchase orders.
Lead direct functionals budget and actual tracking vs budget
Provide support for Nigeria team on accounting and tax issues and be a back-up for critical activities *
Experience you’ll bring:
Minimum 3 years’ experience
BCom Tax or any relevant accounting qualification
Strong accounting and financial skills
Strong Computer skills, Microsoft Office, SAP, BPC
Behaviors you’ll need:
Strong internal control capabilities with strong adaptability
Analytical skills with focus on process Improvement
People Leadership - Team building skills, especially across countries
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