Group Financial Controller

Summary

Join Moniepoint, Africa's leading financial ecosystem, as a Global Accounting Lead. You will spearhead global accounting operations, group financial reporting, and oversee the consolidation of financials at the holding company level. This role demands managing global accounting functions, ensuring IFRS compliance, and collaborating with finance leadership. You will also manage relationships with auditors and oversee external audits. The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance with relevant certifications and extensive experience in a multi-country, multi-entity environment. Moniepoint offers a strong compensation package including attractive salary, pension, health insurance, and annual bonus.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA, ACCA, or equivalent required
• 10+ years of accounting experience, with 3+ years in a leadership role in a multi-country, multi-entity environment
• Extensive experience with IFRS, consolidations, and intercompany eliminations
• Strong understanding of multi-currency consolidations
• Strong track record of delivering in fast-paced environments

Responsibilities

• Ensure that financial statements accurately reflect the financial health of the business across multiple entities and regions
• Lead the preparation and consolidation of financial statements, ensuring timely and accurate reporting at the holding company level
• Coordinating the accounting and month-end closing process for the holding entity and its subsidiaries
• Oversee global accounting operations, including intercompany transactions, eliminations, and reconciliations, to ensure alignment with consolidated financial reporting requirements
• Ensure IFRS compliance and adherence to local statutory regulations, managing regulatory reporting across all jurisdictions
• Develop and manage global cost allocation methodologies, ensuring transparent and accurate reporting of shared expenses
• Implement and monitor internal controls to mitigate risk and ensure financial integrity for high-volume, multi-entity operations
• Collaborate closely with finance leadership on process improvement initiatives and direct accounting processes implementation for new entities and markets
• Manage relationships with auditors and oversee external audits for holding company and group financial statements

Preferred Qualifications

Big 4 experience is strongly preferred, particularly in audit or advisory services

Benefits

• Attractive salary
• Pension
• Health insurance
• Annual bonus
• Other benefits