Responsible To: Chief Financial Officer; with a dotted line to EVP Africa
Liaises with: Directors, Regional Managers, Group Finance, HR, Recruitment, Resource Allocation, Group Legal
Job Purpose: To perform all finance related work for the Africa division, working closely with the Group CFO and the EVP Africa.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Prepare, supervise and manage SOFGEN Africa budget and the budgeting process
- Ensure compliance with tax regulation in Africa
- Ensure/implements that Africa financial function runs in accordance with corporate policies
- Manage relationship with auditors, conduct/support annual audit
- Prepare various financial reports for management
- Perform payroll and wire transfer activities and manage employee benefits schemes
- Manage bank relationship and day to day bank activities and daily cash flow situation
- Monitor accounts receivables and accounts payable status
- Confirm that each invoice has been reviewed/approved by responsible person before it is processed in Navision and paid
- Manage financial/accounting activities for all group companies within SOGEN Africa
- Participate in SOFGEN Africa management meetings
- Liaise with corporate legal on corporate legal activities
- Ensure safekeeping of all corporate documentation
- Experience in office administration
Basic Qualifications & Skill Set:
- 4+ years of Finance and Accounting experience including Payroll, Wire Transfers, Accounts Payable
- Certified Public Accountant CPA (K)
- Understanding of international/cross border business and transfer pricing policies
- Understanding of group consolidation and intercompany billing procedures
- Audit experience
- Microsoft Dynamics NAV
- Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Powerpoint) - Advanced Excel skills is a must (pivot tables, vlookups, functions in general)
- Microsoft Office (Project Publisher, Access)
- Good numeracy skills
- Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment
- Ability to coordinate between divisions and management structure. Take charge attitude to assume responsibility.
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure
How To Apply:
Send current CVs, certification and application letters, indicating 3 referees with day time contacts to cndolo@sofgen.com by 25th November 2011
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted
