Main Purpose:

Accounting function and Balance Sheet management in charge of 4 regions

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

General Accounting

• Check and analyse financial information and prepare more complex financial reports and accounting statements so that senior management has accurate and timely information for making financial decisions.
• Review of GL reconciliations done by the junior accountants
• Ensuring financial integrity of the following: General Ledger, Sales Records, Purchases Records, Inventory, Annual Audit
• Balance Sheet Review file review and ownership
• Highlights any risks sitting in the balance sheet to the finance manager
• Provides guidance on general accounting according to group policy
• Managing the account payable team and ensure payments are processed
• Provide inputs on the weekly/monthly cash flow forecast in conjunction with treasury
• Enforce internal controls. This entails ensuring adherence to Puma financial Procedures as advised in the Puma group Control Policy
• Preparation of financials with Group Auditors

Audit Review

• Coordinate, monitor, and execute independent audits, provide all necessary information for compliance on deadlines.  Work closely with independent auditors during and preparing schedules for the annual audit.  Revise the computation of employment termination payments.
• Preparation of the Annual Financial Report including financial statements, notes, supporting schedules, transmittal letter and statistical information. 
• Ensure company act compliance per jurisdiction in conjunction with the country finance lead

Ad-hoc

• Train, test and ensure the integrity of the financial system (controls and technology). Train, test and maintain the financial software system and ensure its integrity.
• New system implementation and UAT
• Find ways to manage the system testing.

Experience

• Qualified accountant with 7-10 yrs strong accounting experience
• People management skills  
• Understanding of IFRS standards
• Business minded orientated is a plus
• Demonstrable numeracy skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex information
• Microsoft Office proficient
• Can work independently
• Tax knowledge (direct and indirect)

Key Relationships and Department Overview:

• Accountants / Accounts receivable / Accounts Payable / Cash Accountant
• Internal – Regional FM, Regional tax team, Country finance leads
• External –, Auditors and tax/legal advisers. Banks
• Trading – Traders, Operators, Deals Desk