Key responsibilities

• Supervise day-to-day financial operations including journal entries, account reconciliations, and closing activities
• Ensure all financial transactions are accurately recorded in accordance with internal accounting policies
• Monitor and maintain the general ledger to ensure alignment with reporting and regulatory requirements
• Develop, implement, and monitor internal financial controls to safeguard assets and ensure compliance
• Manage month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing processes to ensure timely financial reporting
• Review and approve reconciliations of key balance sheet accounts and resolve discrepancies as needed
• Stay up to date on changes in accounting standards and assess their impact on internal processes
• Support the preparation of financial statements and regulatory reports by providing accurate and timely accounting data
• Identify opportunities for process improvements, automation, and efficiency in financial control activities
• Lead system implementations or upgrades related to financial control and accounting systems
• Ensure the Audit requirements are accurate and timely
• Manage and control the unit’s projects to ensure project cycle completion and commitment to the company’s guidelines and quality
• Guide, and assist employees by direct reports to perform their functional operations in accordance with set policies and procedures
• Oversee and manage all the unit’s staff to ensure that they are appropriately motivated and trained and carry out their responsibilities to the required standards
• Set performance objectives, provide the necessary support, evaluate team(s), and offer regular feedback on performance
• Comply with communication and information sharing/handling policy to ensure confidentiality of the information
• Comply with all relevant risk and information security procedures to ensure operating within acceptable risk levels
• Manage the development and implementation of the unit’s policies, procedures, and processes covering all areas of the unit’s activities
• Ensure compliance with all relevant policies, procedures, and processes throughout the unit to achieve operational excellence