Purpose of the role: Ensuring quality Accounting to Reporting service delivery to Customers in sub-Saharan Africa supported by the Regional Centre of Excellence while continuously improving the processes and tools to ensure further efficiencies. Core responsibilities / expectations: Ensure the delivery of quality Accounting to Reporting (A2R) services to the sub-Saharan organisations in line with Service Level Agreements as well as business requirements. Support the implementation of improvements to processes and tools in A2R. Assist with improving and implementing process alignment in the Region. Perform day to day activities. Continuously look for improvement opportunities in processes and ways of working, while using digitization and Robotic Process Automation as an enabler to achieve further efficiencies. Participate in projects for the A2R Regional Centre of Excellence Team Contribute to an excellent communication flow with stakeholders in the Region and relevant parts of the Global organisation. Ensure agreed procedures are maintained and adhered to within the team. You will be expected to carry out any other function or duty as may be required Reporting line Regional Centre of Excellence Accounting to Reporting Manager Knowledge and experience: Degree in Accounting /Studying towards CIMA or a member of CIMA compulsory Solid Accounting experience in a multinational environment working with countries in Africa in international reporting and ERP systems integration 5-7 years' experience in working in an A2R team in a multinational Shared Service organization will be an advantage. Multinational engineering, Manufacturing of Industrial Machinery, OEM environment ERP system knowledge important with supply chain, finance, and procurement Experience with Balance sheet recons/ VAT preparation & submission Preparing and processing of Monthly journals including Goods in Transit Calculation Preparing Amortization schedules and journals Month end reporting of Management accounts in accordance with IFRS Standards Maintaining Fixed Assets register and Leases. Fluency in English is a key requirement. Mastery of one or more key regional language such as French or Portuguese will be an advantage Proven ability to build relationships and trust with internal and external stakeholders Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written Experience in working with BPCS, Infor M3, Power BI, Lotus Notes, SharePoint, and Microsoft Office will be an advantage Personality: Display confidence in dialogues Strong continuous improvement mindset Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels. Positive attitude, analytical approach with good problem-solving skills. Ability to plan work effectively. Team player, enthusiastic and innovative Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels. Positive attitude, analytical approach with good problem-solving skills. Ability to plan work effectively. Team player, enthusiastic and innovativ
