Financial Accountant - West and Central Africa

External Job Title	Financial Accountant - West and Central Africa
AutoReqId	42277BR
Function	Finance
Type of Job	Permanent
Country	Kenya
External Job Description	***Application deadline: Friday 19th July 2014*** This role reports to the th Financial Accounting Team Lead, ABSC Context/Scope Africa Business Services Centre (ABSC) Nairobi is a multi-functional shared service Centre that will handle DIAGEO-wide transactions across Africa regions. ABSC is a multicultural, multi-language environment Market Complexity Diageo - services IMCs in Africa and works with Budapest GDBS Centre BPO on shore and offshore operationsThe Senior Purpose of the Role - Accurately and Ensure smooth and accurate month-end closes - Ensure that management and statutory reporting is completed accurately and on time and that the surrounding internal control procedures are strictly adhered to. - Contribute ideas, energy, enthusiasm and support to the continuous improvement of the financial and operational process. Leadership Responsibities Executional excellence – should prepare reports and provide solutions Challenge to improve – should focus on improvement opportunities by positively challenging existing forms and ways of working Control focus – to contribute to the design and operation of the control environment Positive intent and personal impact – interact with various departments with a positive outlook when looking for solutions. Has the self-confidence to present own ideas and convince other in a motivating way. Top 3 to 5 Accountabilities Posting accruals and support accruals calculation Timely cross charge of project costs and management chargesProvide and keep sufficient backup for intercompany recharges Perform GL reconciliations, BS analysis Help the team to prepare for KPMG audit (both group and statutory) Active involvement in fixed asset, accrual area. Update annual statutory reports (BS, CF, PL and appendix). Responsible for daily operational accounting and financial activities. Solves arising issues, liaises with stakeholders and with other financial colleagues to solve specific issues. Participate to the month-end close, BFC reporting and reconciliation process in accordance with the agreed internal and group timetable. Ensure the completeness and the accuracy of financial records. Working closely with other in-house and local financial teams (Commercial Finance, Costing, BPM, FP&R, Compliance, Cash Cycle, Treasury, Tax, etc…) Liaise with outsourced providers and actively participate on the captive migration RTR project. Driving issue resolution, pro-actively seek out better ways of doing things and drive implementation of “simpler, faster, better” processes and ways of working. Proactively suggests improvements/additional control points to build in and takes an active part in process improvement projects, in implementation and in the follow up. Qualifications and Experience University degree in Finance or Accounting 5 years experience in Accounting Ability to work effectively in a deadline driven environment. Experience of working in a multi-national financial environment Customer centricity and excellent relationship management skills with both internal and external customers Flexibility and adaptability International (part) qualification (IAS/UK/US GAAP) is an added advantage. Fluency in Business French (both written and spoken) would be an added advantage

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