Job Purpose:

Reporting directly to the CFO, The Controller – GL and Processs Management will head the accounting and general ledger section of the finance department. The office holder will ensure proper, accurate and timeous capturing of data in compliance with the company policies and procedures.

The candidate will be responsible for the financial governance and discipline in the accounting and GL team. He will work directly with the CFO to enforce controls and accounting discipline. Accordingly he will have to be good in man management, co-ordination and work execution skills

The Controller – GL and MP would be responsible to manage the  accounting and control disciplines for SolarNow in close co-ordination with the CFO in the areas of:

• To general ledger and postings in compliance with SN policies procedures
• Relationships and Management of subsidiary ledgers
• Review and approval of inputs,
• Review and outputs and recons,
• Management of tax and other statutory returns,
• Management of annual audits
• Management of Team To review.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing the general ledger, ensuring proper, accurate and timeous posting and compliance with IFRS and local accounting statutes
• Manages the month end closings process, locking off all ledgers and finalising Trials Balances of all group companies
• Monitor and control the chart of accounts and entity structure in the ERP
• Relationships and management of subsidiary ledgers ensuring accurate timeous capturing of data in the main and subdiary ledger inline with policies, procedures and controls
• Review and approval of inputs including reviewing of all payments to ensure that these are within the set budget limits and also all payments are timely, accurate and in compliance with the company policies and procedures
• Ensure that all sales, cost of sales, interest income and expense, general expenses are properly recorded and accounted for
• Review and outputs of reconcilitions of GL. Ensure month reconciliations of subsidiary ledgers to general ledger every month
• Ensure the following indivual reconciliations are done on a monthly basis; VAT, bank, AP, AR, FA, ICM and inventories
• Management of tax and other statutory returns – ensure tax returns and other statutory returns are prepared and filed as per the statutory deadlines
• Review and approval all returns including; VAT, w/tax, PAYE, NSSF, NHIF. Advise the CFO on tax planning opportunities to minimize the company’s tax burden
• Management of annual audit and information and schedules for submission to auditors. Support the preparation of annual budgets
• Management of Finance Team  - To lead and develop the GL team resources
• Demonstrates initiative by identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and cultivating a culture of continuous improvement within the Team

Experience/Skill Set:

• A Chartered or a CPA with a minimum post qualification work experience of around 10 years
• Experience in financial management, managing teams, planning and budgeting, feasibilities, project management and various other financial disciplines
• Intra personal, man management,project management skills very important
• Varied experience with ERP and mapping
• Excellent Excel skills