- Finance partner for the Africa region within EMEA division- Responsible for budgeting and forecasting - Accountable for the results of the region, preparing variance analysis, reviewing BS reconciliations and the work of country accountants and local admins- Training and providing support and feedback to country accountants - Completing local statutory audits and statutory accounts in compliance with IFRS and local GAAP- Tax compliance, working on tax audits for CIT, PAYE,… Show more - Finance partner for the Africa region within EMEA division- Responsible for budgeting and forecasting - Accountable for the results of the region, preparing variance analysis, reviewing BS reconciliations and the work of country accountants and local admins- Training and providing support and feedback to country accountants - Completing local statutory audits and statutory accounts in compliance with IFRS and local GAAP- Tax compliance, working on tax audits for CIT, PAYE, VAT and WHT for multiple countries- Developed and implemented new processes for tax returns and reconciliations- Part of project team tasked with outsourcing accounts function to Shared Service Centre in India- Experience of change management and working with an outsourced provider Show less

- Financial planning & analysis, EMEA division- Responsible for the reporting of EMEA revenue, prepared monthly and flash reports for division heads and Corporate ,and ad hoc reports for country/project managers- Project accounting including preparation of revenue accruals and revenue reconciliation for EMEA- Organised and managed project review meetings with Project Managers - Business partnered with senior financial and non-financial stakeholders within the organisation

- Management accountant for Africa region (9 countries)- Prepared the management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations- Prepared month end journals (accruals, prepayments, bad debt, fixed assets and payroll)- Calculated G&A and overhead allocations for 34 entities in the division- Variance Analysis- Part of project team that successfully implemented new Oracle software- Dealt in multiple currencies, maintained consistency between functional and USD sets of books

- Introduced budgeting and forecasting processes. Partnered with Directors and Managers to prepare budgets- Introduced management accounts reporting (monthly profit and loss reports, sales and commission reports, and aged debtors reports) which provided better insight for decision-making - Held monthly meetings with Directors to present management accounts and evaluate performance- Prepared and submitted quarterly VAT and CIS returns- Working capital management. Prepared cash… Show more - Introduced budgeting and forecasting processes. Partnered with Directors and Managers to prepare budgets- Introduced management accounts reporting (monthly profit and loss reports, sales and commission reports, and aged debtors reports) which provided better insight for decision-making - Held monthly meetings with Directors to present management accounts and evaluate performance- Prepared and submitted quarterly VAT and CIS returns- Working capital management. Prepared cash flow forecasts and managed invoice factoring facility- Lead projects to change invoice factoring supplier and implement new billing system- Prepared the year end accounts to trial balance, collaborated with financial accountants- Prepared payroll data including calculating commission payments Show less

- Solely responsible for the accounts function, tasked with building and implementing new processes and controls- Implemented new systems for record-keeping and reporting, including debtors and sales reports- Developed credit control policy and accounts payable processes, improved the management of cash