Finance Manager – GL & Management Reporting

Job Details:

• Manage monthly/periodical closure of books of accounts in line with monthly reporting timelines and production of monthly management reports.
• Manage the complete end-to-end accounting functions of EKFC JVs.
• Assist the Senior Finance manager in the Annual Budgeting process by preparing/review detailed budgets for individual Business Units, Consolidated budgets for EKFC and key analysis to support the budgets.
• Manage chart of accounts and business units on a periodical basis and suggest changes aligned to changes in business.
• Develop, implement, and maintain systems, procedures and policies for Management Reporting function to reduce manual intervention and process time and to ensure adherence to company guidelines
• Interpret and provide accurate and timely management reporting for business planning and decision-making.
• Prepare and Review analytical reports and benchmark KPIs which can be implemented, tracked and improved by business heads
• Responsible for adhering to the accounting functions in line with company policies and procedures and supervision and development of the team working in Management Accounting.
• Ensure that safe working practices and procedures are implemented and adhered to in accordance with EKFC policies
• Maintain effective business relationships with all relevant internal stakeholders and relevant external entities with the highest standards of business ethics, whilst promptly attending to all critical issues in-order to ensure the services required by the organisation are delivered in the most effective manner.
• Identify opportunities for improving service delivery methods and procedures; identify resource needs; review with appropriate management staff; implement improvements.
• Meet accounting operational standards by contributing financial information to strategic plans and reviews; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; identifying system improvements.
• Prepare accounting white papers for IFRS/ISAs changes and document their impact on to the EKFC financials

Essential Requirements & Competencies:

• Substantial experience with advance MS Office skills
• Extensive experience in major ERP system such as SAP/Oracle/JD Edwards etc.
• BI, Lean/Six Sigma trained would be preferred
• Decision making
• Strong communication
• Interpersonal skills
  Must have professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA, CA
• Minimum 5 years* experience of management reporting function in large scale Organization
• Proven expertise and thorough practical understanding of IFRS, Accounting principles and techniques