Responsibilities Responsible for all areas relating to financial reporting including developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices, and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements. Able to meet tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation, financial reporting, and year-end audit preparation and the support of budget and forecast activities. Work with the supervisor to ensure a clean and timely year-end audit. Ensure accurate and timely reporting of all monthly financial information and year-end closing. Interface with regulators and supervise the preparation of regulatory returns, day-to-day handling of corporate tax, and ensure compliance with local authorities, accounting procedures and statutory regulations. Formulate, implement and manage approved accounting and administrative controls. Define and control general accounting information requirements and provide accounting guidance to operational divisions within the University. Develop SOPs relating to day-to-day operations to enhance work efficiency. Assist the supervisor in the daily banking requirements. Ensure the accurate and timely processing of all types of payable transactions. Support budget and forecasting activities. Support the supervisor with special projects and workflow process improvements. Support the supervisor to raise funds for project financing. Collaborate with other department managers to support overall department goals and objectives. This position will require close contact with senior level management staff and the Board of Directors, which requires strong interpersonal communication skills - both written and verbal. Supervise and manage the team to ensure that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate manner. Provide training to new and existing staff as needed. Provide staff development plan for each direct report. Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advise on the progress to enhance staff professional development. Monitor and analyse department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining high level of accuracy. Handle personnel issues relating to staff conflicts, absenteeism, performance issues, etc. Perform all other duties relating to the above that may be assigned by supervisor from time to time. Qualifications Degree or professional qualification in accounting Minimum 20 years of working experience with 7 to 10 years of supervisory experience in the financial reporting/general ledger area Experienced in managing financial function of an organisation, including statutory tax, treasury and legal matters Strong analytical and reviewing skills, with the ability to provide support in reviewing projects opportunities for revenue and profit growth, as well as cost management Must be IT literate and have strong skills with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Power Point presentation Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines Pro-active and self-motivated, and possess a mature attitude with the ability to work independently and as a good team player Strong leadership, coaching and management skills with the ability to lead, motivate and grow a team of finance professionals Strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills Show more Show less