Financial Reporting & Compliance Analyst at Airtel Tanzania PLC
Job Overview
Financial Reporting & Compliance Analyst at Airtel Tanzania PLC
Financial Reporting & Compliance Analyst
Dar es Salaam
Airtel Tanzania PLC
Tanzania’s leading provider of prepaid, postpaid mobile, Internet services & Mobile Money.
Airtel Tanzania PLC wishes to recruit for a Financial Reporting & Compliance Analyst. The role reports Financial Reporting & Compliance Manager in Finance Department. He/She will be responsible to support financial reporting and compliance section on establishment, implementation and monitoring the Financial Reporting processes and procedures to an acceptable standard in conformity with all applicable accounting policies including Company and Group policy, IAS, IFRS, Tanzania laws and regulations
Key Responsibilities
The Role Holder’s duties will include, but not be limited to:
1.Compliance to accounting standards;
Checking correctness of journal entries before they are posted into Oracle accounting system.
General ledger sanity checks.
Completing various Group reports and other financial reporting and compliance reports
Responsible to facilitate various reporting and compliance audits
Creation of accounts in Oracle and keeping track on all changes
Verification of all posted documents against compliance with various policies and procedures
Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts, daily and periodic.
Compilation of monthly GL reconciliation files for review by team leader and finance manager.
Regular checks on correctness of various balances in GL.
Follow up on reconciling items to make sure they are cleared timely
Month end facilitation – making sure that all postings including accruals and reversals have been booked
Daily GL management making sure that GL account balances are correct and valid.
2.Compliance to various control policies;
Daily checks on compliance of various control policies and reporting any discrepancy or non compliance.
Assist month end closure
3.Documentation
Ensure all documents are properly filed.
Custodian of all documents under financial reporting and compliance section.
Follow up to ensure that adequate documentation exist for all GL balances
Academic and Qualifications and Experience:
A university degree in Finance/ Accounting or related field.
Professional accounting qualification ACCA, CPA (T) – Final stage
Proficiency in Microsoft office suite, Sound Financial Accounting knowledge
Preferable a minimum of 5 year of industry track record mostly gained in Financial Reporting .
Telecom experience is desirable
Competencies & Skills Critical to the role
Competencies
Decision Making and Problem Solving
Initiative and Change Driven
Effective Communication
Demonstrated track record of increasing levels of responsibility and results
Willingness to learn, be challenged and grow in a fast-paced environment
Teamwork
Diplomacy
Behavioral attributes
Able to operate in a performance driven organization
Good organizational and teamwork skills
Self-motivated, enthusiastic, energetic
Attention to detail
Confident, assertive with good negotiation skills
Excellent time Management Skills
Customer-centric
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We therefore do not discriminate against applicants on the basis of, among others, their race, disability, their race, disability, religion or gender. All employment opportunities are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
