Senior Manager - Accounting (Coastal Contracting Company)

Job Description

Reporting to the Director - Financial Control, the Senior Manager – Accounting, will be responsible for overseeing all finance, accounting and reporting activities. The candidate will be involved in supporting presentations to the board’s finance and audit committees and will work closely with the senior leadership team.

The position will lead all day-to-day finance operations and supervise a team of staff members. It will hold functional responsibility over accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and grants administration. The position will also be responsible for ensuring that the systems and procedures are in place to support effective programme implementation and conducting flawless audits.

Responsibilities:

The responsibilities would include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Overseeing all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate standards and regulatory requirements;
• Maintaining internal control and safeguards for receipt of revenue, costs, and programme budgets and actual expenditures;
• Coordinating all audit activity;
• Consistently analyzing financial data and presenting financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements; monitor progress, changes and keep senior leadership abreast of the financial status;
• Assisting leadership in the annual budgeting and planning process; administering and reviewing all financial plans and comparing to actual results with a view to identifying, explaining and correcting variances as appropriate; ior anager – & Accounts
• Managing organizational cash flow forecasting by working in partnership with the Project Heads;
• Leveraging strengths of the finance team members; providing clarity on the roles and responsibilities; developing and implementing training programmes to maximize and help them reach optimal individual and organizational goals;
• Providing leadership in strengthening internal communications with staff at all levels throughout the team; creating and promoting a positive and supportive work environment.

Skills & Qualifications:

• A Degree in Accounting, Finance or any related field
• Experience between 15-18 years in the construction industry
• Solid experience coordinating audit activities and managing reporting, budget development and analysis, accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, payroll, and accounting for investments;
• Technology savvy with experience in selecting and overseeing software installations and managing relationships with software vendors; advanced knowledge of accounting and reporting software;
• Commitment to recruiting, mentoring, training, and retaining a diverse team, with a foresight and ability to delegate accordingly;
• Keen analytic, organization and problem-solving skills which allow for strategic data interpretation versus simple reporting;
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; experience in effectively communicating key data, including presentations to senior management, board or other outside partners;
• Ability to translate complex financial concepts to individuals at all levels including finance and non-finance managers.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and unwavering commitment to Organization’s mission;