Financial Accountant - West and Central Africa

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Financial Accountant - West and Central Africa
42277BR
Finance
Permanent
Kenya
 ***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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