- Entreprise : British American Tobacco Algérie
- Fonction : Comptabilité, Finance
- Secteur : Services
- Lieu : Alger
– This role is to plan, develop and control all aspects associated with the completion of all local statutory reporting. This will include cash flow management, General Ledger, Accounts receivables, Fixed Assets management, Bank Reconciliations, and dealing with Internal and External Auditors. To produce monthly, quarterly and yearly Financial Statement as required by Management and local statutory institutions.
– To assist the Accounting and Corporate Finance Manager in the completion of the reporting and the day to day running of the Accounts department. To build strong internal control environment within the Finance responsibilities listed above. The responsibilities also include the smooth coordination and supervision of the financial accounting
– He/she will need to work closely with the Accounting and Corporate Finance Manager and Commercial Finance Manager, HOF, MFM, Ops Finance as well as and heads of functions to ensure quality and timeliness of the management reports and contribute effectively towards achieving corporate objectives.
The Senior Accountant will need to have the following Principal Accountabilities.
1) Business Results:
MONTHLY ACCOUNTS AND REPORTING
– Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual Financial Accounts, in compliance with local and IFRS (International Financial Reporting standards).
– Ensure data is reported in the system as required within the set deadlines.
– Maintain monthly cut off procedures in line with BAT global requirements.
– Conduct ERP monthly meeting to facilitate month end closure of accounts
– Produce monthly Financial Statement within the set deadlines
– Review all variances from forecast and obtain comments for major variances.
– Ensure timely and accurate reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts.
– Check the accuracy of coding and recording for all payments and receipts and to make sure that they are captured in the system.
– Monitor actual expenses against budgets on a monthly basis and reports to Accounting and Corporate Finance Manager
– Monitor fixed assets depreciation, additions and disposals and ensure that depreciation charge is properly computed and accumulated in the system.
2) Leadership Results:
– Ensure proper records management and the financial documents to be kept in a safe places for any further future references in line with BAT guidelines.
– Supervise subordinates work on a daily basis to ensure that their time is well spent and they contribute towards the objectives of the function.
– Promote a collaborative culture in which knowledge is shared and seen to be shared with learning (both positive and negative) being proactively communicated across the function and the company.
– Deputies for the Accounting and Corporate Finance Manager and act in his capacity during his absence.
– Provide support to the finance function by ensuring robust controls and understanding of other areas within Finance, e.g. Treasury and payables, stocks management, FA assets management etc…
– Ensure all direct reports understand their role and perform accordingly.
– Act as ERP key user for the company
– Act and seen as a business partner within the organisation.
– Develop self in accordance to BAT employee’s principles and best practice using BAT tools.
3) Management Results:
– Manages and ensure that there exist proper internal controls in all the activities of the finance function.
– Adjusting, analyzing and closing the monthly cycle of financial reports on the system and ensuring that all transactions for the month are captured before closure
– Continually review funding strategy to protect the business from adverse currency movements
– Proactively monitor and reconcile company accounts in the balance sheet
4) Relationship Results:
– Closely work with the Accounting & Corporate Finance Manager, Reporting and Planning Executive as well as Commercial & Finance Manager.
– Follow up the due dates of the receivables and payables of inter-company accounts and make reconciliation statements for collections and settlements
– Provide accurate accounting information and data to external and internal auditors when required
– Support Area and Regional teams on their reporting requirements.
– Build effective relationships with the Shared Services team.
– Conduct interviews so as to cost-effectively manage the relationships by optimising the sourcing of facilities without compromising the relationships.
5) Innovation Results:
– Ensure efficiency of finance processes within his responsibilities..
– Understand the needs of users regarding their information requirements and satisfy those needs where possible by eliminating non value adding tasks in order to boost departmental productivity
– Check processes, practices and methods in place and find new ways of doing things.
– Ensure speedy processes but without compromising any control in place.
– Full optimisation of ERP functionalities to improve time taken to close month end.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Functional Knowledge:
– She/He should be capable of analysing financial impact of potential strategic business decisions but also able to demonstrate the need for, and ensure implementation of, appropriate systems and controls.
– Understands and implements effective and efficient business controls
– Prepares and communicates relevant and timely management information
Managerial & Interpersonal Skills:
– A proactive member of the Finance Team with good communication skills, a methodical approach to work and the ability to prioritise tasks.
– The dynamic nature of the market requires an individual with proven potential and strong management and interpersonal skills this should all be aligned to BAT leadership capabilities.
– The role holder should have good communication and be a motivator of change. Proactive, persuasive and creative.
– Has an ability to work with all levels of staff within the company and handle both external and internal relationships..
Experience:
– The role holder should have a University degree in Finance with a minimum of 2 year experience in finance.
KEY SUCCESS FACTORS:
– Effective management tools and information to enable management to improve value for money investments and capital.
– Implementation and use of financial information to support business diagnosis.
– Perception of finance as a key business partner, and the true appreciation of the importance of forecasting and budgeting by management and the business as a whole.
– Meet management/corporate reporting deadlines.
– Provision of accurate and timely management reports.
