Job description
Sanergy is seeking to hire a Financial Controller to lead the accounting department and ensure timely
preparation of financial reports, formulating & Implementing internal
controls, and prescribed finance processes
Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensure that all end-month
processes are carried out, periods are properly closed and provide
accurate and timely financial reports and forecasts.
- Preparation of monthly
management accounts
- Oversee classification of all
expenses to various cost centres in line with the approved budget.
- Ensure accurate record keeping
of expense policy by defining allowable business costs and ensure
allocation as per the policy.
- Coordinate and oversee the
internal and external audit of the accounting records(Including Grant
audits where applicable) and financial statements and implement all
recommendations on a timely basis.
- Prepare timely audit reports
for executive management, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors.
- Foreign exchange risk
management and development of foreign exchange risk mitigation strategies
- Monitoring and managing the
organisation’s bank relationships and liquidity management
- Filing Tax returns for the
parent company
- Keep track of tax changes and
recommend tax strategies that align with business goals
- Ensure compliance with
International Financial Reporting Standards, statutory requirements, legal
requirements and Company policies and procedures and taxation and other
regulatory requirements.
- Ensure internal control in
finance is in place and fully complied with as per company policies and
procedures intended to safeguard financial resources and assets from risk.
Qualifications
- Business Degree preferably in
Finance or Accounting, Masters degree an added advantage
- A CPA 3 or it’s equivalent
- Minimum 6 years’ experience in
accounting with at least 2 years in a similar role
- Advanced excel knowledge is a
MUST
- Knowledge of IFRS & GAAP an
added advantage
- Have excellent quantitative and
analytical skills
- Be an excellent team
player/collaborator with excellent communication skills
- Have demonstrated the ability
to act decisively and resolve problems
How to Apply