Financial Reporting Analyst
Telecel Ghana Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
Telecommunications · 1,001-5,000 employees
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About the role
The role involves leading a team to produce comprehensive monthly financial reports and managing the financial closing process. Responsibilities include recording accruals, performing balance sheet reviews, and reconciling intercompany transactions.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must hold at least a bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field and possess over five years of experience. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office and a solid understanding of financial reporting standards are essential.
Full description
Summary
This position is dedicated to strengthening the financial reporting framework by leading a team of specialists to produce comprehensive monthly reports for the Telecel Group. The role encompasses the delivery of both financial and non-financial data, ensuring the Finance team at Telecel Ghana receives accurate and prompt insights into revenue streams, direct expenses, operating expenditures, and capital expenditures. The incumbent plays a pivotal part in maintaining the integrity and timeliness of the organization's financial disclosures.
Responsibilities
- Manage the calculation and recording of manual accruals for operating expenses and direct costs.
- Oversee the entire lifecycle of prepayments, including booking, calculation, monitoring, and timely reversals.
- Execute the calculation and posting of regulatory fee accruals and their subsequent release.
- Conduct foreign exchange revaluations for all balance sheet accounts.
- Perform comprehensive reviews of balance sheet accounts prepared by other departments or stakeholders.
- Lead the execution of the monthly financial closing cadence.
- Handle the reversal of manual accruals related to revenue, costs, and taxes, while investigating significant variances.
- Address inquiries from stakeholders regarding monthly management reports.
- Manage the tracking, booking, revaluation, and reconciliation of all inter company transactions.
Requirements
Requirements:
- Possess a solid grasp of financial matters, with a specific focus on financial reporting standards and practices.
- Familiarity with the telecommunications sector is highly advantageous.
- Demonstrate the capability to prepare and manage financial accounts effectively.
- Hold at least a bachelor's degree, preferably in Accounting or a related discipline.
- Exhibit strong computer literacy with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Display excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the confidence to interact with personnel at all organizational levels.
- Show proven analytical abilities and the capacity to perform effectively under pressure while meeting strict deadlines.
- Maintain a thorough understanding of financial transactions and their corresponding accounting treatments.
