Safaricom Record to Report Team Lead Jobs in Kenya

Safaricom Record to Report Team Lead Jobs in Kenya

Description

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy for Record to Report Team Lead in the Finance Division. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.

Reporting to the Finance Shared Services Lead, the role holder will lead the Record to Report team in ensuring proper accounting and management of General Ledger, completeness, accuracy and timeliness of preparation of the financials.

Key Responsibilities

Accountable for preparation and posting of journal entries for Safaricom and its subsidiaries

Performing the month end closure activities: finalizing the general ledger, maintaining the close schedule, scheduling of subsystem feeds, giving proposal for materiality decisions on closing entries and communicating to internal customers on formal closure of the month.

In charge of Revenue reporting and validation of Safaricom and its subsidiaries

Ensuring data quality and integrity in reporting financial information to the stakeholders

Ensure all policies and processes adhere to the Control Framework, embed a strong Financial Control environment, applying a risk-based approach

In charge of relationship with internal and external auditors.

Maintaining accountability for the standard chart of accounts and for the account analysis/reconciliations on a timely basis.

Managing Intercompany modules and related entries in these accounts

Managing the R2R function for the Finance Shared Services

End to end process documentation, KPIs, and dashboards (daily, weekly and monthly) for the leadership team reviews

Overseeing the opening and closing of GL periods

Cooperating with other team members to ensure that the Shared Service Centre is meeting or exceeding performance levels

Continuously seeking to improve the R2R processes to increase efficiencies in line with leading practices

Properly manage accruals and prepayments and keep a proper check control of the schedules

Manages group responsible for payroll accounting including recording journal

entries and reconciling payroll expense for correctness
Accountable for all the balance sheet account reconciliations for Safaricom and its subsidiaries

Perform any other duty as assigned by the reporting authority.

Skills Required

A graduate with a degree in a financial field

Recognized accounting qualification (CPA (K), ACCA, etc.) and a member of a professional body

Relevant post-graduate education is an added advantage

Have at least 6 years’ experience in Finance, 2 years of which must be at supervisory level

Previous experience working in reporting function necessary

In depth knowledge and experience to provide strong financial decision support to the business.

Able to take a holistic view of the business with a financial focus

Understands financial data to provide value-added insight

Up to date knowledge of best practice in accounting processes and accounting systems

Team management skills

Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills

High level experience and skills working with stakeholders

Technical Competencies:

Strong, proven accounting acumen

Experience in financial systems (knowledge of Oracle E Business Suite and Hyperion)

Thorough understanding of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

Good knowledge in excel and other analytic tools such as Power BI, Qlik Sense

Familiarity with database querying languages such as SQL or Python

Ability to examine and interpret financial data

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Safaricom Record to Report Team Lead Jobs in Kenya

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