SSA Financial Reporting Leader at GE

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Job Title: SSA Financial Reporting Leader

Job Number: 1927257
Business: GE Global Growth & Operations
Business Segment: Global Growth & Operations - Africa
Location(s): Lagos, Nigeria

Responsibilities

• The Regional Financial Reporting Leader role in Global Operations – Finance reports to the SSA Record-to-Report Leader, and is responsible for all financial reporting activities in all countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The role is responsible for leading financial monthly/quarterly close in line with US GAAP requirements and building partnerships with other GE Businesses.
• Full responsibility for ensuring accuracy and completeness of accounting entries in accordance with US GAAP requirements
• Performing monthly/quarterly reviews of the financial statements of all management entities (MEs) to ensure integrity
• Drive consistency in the quality and timely delivery of financial statements to other GE Businesses monthly/quarterly
• Lead monthly/quarterly close activities – driving the closing calendar, balance sheet/P&L reviews and representation letter submissions for all MEs in the region
• Lead the timely completion of GAAP-to-STAT (G2S) reconciliations for all MEs in the region
• Drive the timely completion of Ledger tie-outs, reconciling balances in different systems on a monthly basis
• Support all financial audits in the region by coordinating the provision of required financial data, reports/analysis
• Provide leadership to a team of financial accountants in several countries in the region – responsibility for the training and development of the team
• Support the Regional Record to Report Leader in the implementation of the requirements of the Enterprise Standard in the region

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or other Business related field and 6 years progressive accounting or finance experience
• Professional accounting qualification (e.g. CA, CPA, ACCA, ACA)
• Demonstrated proficiency in U.S. GAAP, local GAAP, IFRS and authoritative accounting literature (i.e. FASB pronouncements)
• Demonstrated strong leadership skills, a team player
• Experience working in a global business environment with sound understanding of global processes and transactional flows
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate complex business issues in a clear/concise manner
• Strong analytical skills: able to clearly link financial results to operational performance drivers, generate alternatives and drive positive change
• Clear thinking/problem solving: successfully led projects/process improvements within operations/finance functions; able to quickly grasp new ideas
• Adaptable/flexible: being open to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, and/or to work in ambiguous situations
• Integrity: accepting and adhering to high moral, ethical, and personal values in decisions, communications, actions and when dealing with others

Application Closing Date
24th February, 2014

Method Of Application
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