1 Overview:

2 Duties:

General Duties:

• Analyzes business and financial data.
• Examines assigned financial records and statements for accuracy.
• Makes recommendations as appropriate to improve accuracy, efficiency, and to reduce costs of operations.
• Inspects the budget and general ledger for assigned clients and accounts, ensuring that funds are available, and expenditures are assigned correctly.
• Reviews and assists with preparation of financial statements and annual financial reports for federal, state, and internal auditors and similar personnel.
• Assists with accounting duties for and makes corrections to listed financial records.
• Identifies and recommends updates to accounting systems and procedures.

3 Departmental and External Relations:

Departmental Relations:

• Maintains contact with all departmental managers and consultants.
• Maintains contact with workers of the consulting firm.

External Relations:

• Maintains contact with all client officials, departmental managers and consultants on finance related matters.
• Maintains contact with statutory bodies, authorities, departments and relevant professional groups.
• Maintains contact with financial institutions and houses.
• Maintains contact with investment entities locally and internationally.

4 Competencies:

Qualifications:

• Professional certification – ACCA certified.
• Minimum two years of professional experience as an accountant or auditor. Ability to sign off financial statements preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline required.

Technical Competencies:

• Expert knowledge of general financial accounting and cost accounting.
• Understanding of and ability to adhere to generally accepted accounting principles.
• Thorough understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Thorough understanding of Generally Accepted Auditing Standards.
• Thorough understanding of methods of systems analysis and the principles, design, and procedural methods used in big data analysis.

Managerial Competency:

• Ability to plan, coordinate and follow up to monitor people and work activities.
• Ability to plan and implement control systems for the consulting firm and its clients.
• Ability to demonstrate self-leadership and motivate teammates and clients where required.

Personality Competencies:

• Assertiveness – ability to articulate views, decisions and policies and stick to them where necessary.
• Trustworthiness – ability to conduct self in a manner that elicits trust, respect and confidence of clients.
• Integrity and Ethics– Ability to call out wrongs and stand up for what is right at all times.
• Proactive behavior – Ability to solve problems before they occur.
• Strategic acumen – Ability to help clients evaluate and scale the potential risks and rewards associated with relevant policies and systems as related to the client’s business plans.

5 Compensation and Benefits:

Competitive and commensurate with qualifications
Competitive secondary benefit package