Senior Specialist: Lease accounting at Vodafone Global Enterprise

What you’ll do

Role purpose:

• To manage the Finance function surrounding the lease portfolios which entails base stationsEngaging with the regional estate management teams and key stakeholders on a daily basis, accountable for compliance and reporting of the transactional processing in a timely, IFRS compliant and accurate manner.

Who you are

Key accountabilities and decision ownership:

• Monthly analysis of operational accounts to identify trends and anomalies
• Journal recommendations based on above analysis to ensure complete and accurate accounting
• End to end oversight of process from lease capture to lease payment.
• Analyses of reported data for key trends and anomalies, exception reporting to be investigated and resolution of exceptions reported to management
• Ensure that material risks and opportunities are identified and reported in a timely and accurate manner.

Month-End Closing (MEC):

• Daily, weekly and monthly activities are performed by a shared services center.

The MEC responsibility will include:

• Ensuring lease accounting is accurate and complete through review of monthly analysis
• Ensuring depreciation and interest is complete and accurate

Ensuring additional journals and adjustments are posted to ensure accurate and complete records for example:

• Reallocation journals
• Intercompany journals
• Providing supporting information to tax

Internal Control Environment

• Support the implementation of a strong control environment, ensuring compliance to all relevant group policies.
• Support the implementation of an appropriate SOX controls, internal controls and compliance requirements surrounding the month end close and reporting process.

Core competencies, knowledge and experience :

• Core MAST Competency:
• Planning, Execution and Quality Results
• Communication, Teamwork & Collaboration
• Judgement, Decision Making & Integrity

Job Knowledge:

• Working knowledge of Accounting principles especially IFRS 16
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office, especially Advanced Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• SAP ERP and HFM would be an advantage

Preferred professional qualifications:

• Bacherlor's degree in Accounting or Finance essential
• CIMA, SAICA or SAIPA essential