Job Description

• The Senior Officer, Finance holds an  important finance & administrative of finance business unit at NewGlobe. This position is responsible for accuracy of inventory entry on NAV, physical inventory verification, booking and vetting vendor invoices, End of Month review, monthly tax filing and acting as finance business support.
• The Senior Officer Finance will report directly to the Controller, Finance. 

What You Will Do

• Posting of transactions on Navision (daily expenses, Payable, receivables & and advance payments made to suppliers)
• Filings of tax return and remit all relevant taxes (PAYE, WHT and VAT) to the respective authority
• Recognition of monthly revenue as per partnership invoices and fees collections
• Advise shared service team on the relevant account codes for proper posting of transaction
• Review journals and prepare monthly, quarterly reports as well as manage correspondences with external auditors
• Ensure that all inventory transaction are recorded accurately in the ERP system by coordinating inventory receipts and consumption activities
• Reviewing purchase orders, GRN’s, e.t.c for accuracy and ensuring that they have been approved by the appropriate department head or manager
• Verifying inventory counts and recording adjustments to inventory levels for items that have been used, damaged, or lost
• Collaborate with Financial Managers and other team members to successfully execute various accounting tasks
• Act as a finance support officer by guiding stakeholders and ensuring that all transaction are treated according to provision of finance policies, processes and procedures

You will also:

• Develop financial and non-financial key performance indicators and the appropriate reporting to assess financial and operational performance across the region. 
• Ensure that systems and controls are in place to minimize and mitigate risk of fraud/leakage, as well as proactively audit key functions and accounts. 
• Support business expansion strategies by forecasting and assessing the financial impact of key decisions.
• Maintain budgetary oversight within the business units. 
• Manage the external audit process for financial statements; ensure that the Company is in compliance with internal policies and relevant regulations. 

What You Should Have

• At least 4 years of experience within the finance unit of a medium size organization.
• Degree in a business/finance related field e.g. accounting. 
• Professional qualifications: ACA, ACCA, CIMA
• Strong background in financial management with a thorough understanding of financial regulations.
• Experience interacting with Government clients and an understanding of the financial processes within the public sector 
• Success operating in environments with high risk of fraud and leakage, particularly in emerging markets.

You’re also

• A detailed doer  You have a track record of getting things done. You’re organized and responsive. You take ownership of every idea you touch and execute it to a fine level of detail, setting targets, engaging others, and doing whatever it takes to get the job done. You can multi-task dozens of such projects at once and never lose sight of the details. Likely, you have some experience in a start-up or other rapid-growth company.
• A creative problem-solver  Growing any business from scratch comes with massive and constant challenges. On top of that, NewGlobe works in often fragile, sometimes volatile low-resource communities and with complex government systems. You need to be flexible and ready to get everything done effectively, quickly, and affordably with the materials at hand.
• A relentless advocate The children we serve and teachers we empower never leave your mind. You know them, get them, have shared a meal with them (or would be happy to in the future). You would never shrink back from shaking a parent’s hand or picking up a crying child, no matter what the person was wearing or looked like.  Every decision you make considers their benefit, experience,
  and value.
• A malleable learner You believe you can always do better. You welcome constructive criticism and provide it freely to others.  You know you only get better tomorrow when others point out where you’ve missed things or failed today.
• A data-driven decision-maker  When making decisions, you don’t rely on your intuition alone. You collect data, you analyze it and make decisions with clear justifications.
• A curious investigator  You ask why a lot. You don’t just take what you see and accept it. You wonder why it is that way, and are aware that the world we see is created by human choices and actions and it could be different. You wonder, and see the world as wonderful even when you want to change a part of it that is unjust.