Nigeria Accounting Supervisor (Treasury & Compliance) at ENGIE Energy Access (EEA)

ENGIE Energy Access is a leading Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGo) and mini-grids solutions provider in Africa, with a mission to deliver affordable, reliable and sustainable energy solutions and life-changing services with exceptional customer experience. The company is a result of the integration of Fenix International, ENGIE Mobisol and ENGIE PowerCorner; and develops innovative, off-grid solar solutions for homes, public services and businesses, enabling customers and distribution partners access to clean, affordable energy. The PAYGo solar home systems are financed through affordable instalments from $0.14 per day and the mini-grids foster economic development by enabling electrical productive use and triggering business opportunities for entrepreneurs in rural communities. 

With over 1,700 employees, operations in nine countries across Africa (Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia), over 1 million customers and more than 5 million lives impacted so far, ENGIE Energy Access (EEA) aims to remain a leading clean energy company, serving millions of customers across Africa by 2025.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Nigeria Accounting Supervisor (Treasury & Compliance)

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Finance & Admin
Reporting to: Head of Finance & Admin

Job Purpose / Mission

• The holder of this position will be part of the Finance team that is based in Abuja, Nigeria, led by the Head of Finance & Admin.
• You will supervise the operations of the Accounting unit.
• This involves direct oversight and management of the company's accountants as well as accounting support staff.
• You will be responsible for planning, organising and managing the daily operation of the Accounting functions, tasks and projects, while ensuring that department responsibilities are performed and completed in a timely and accurate manner. 

Key Responsibilities

• Providing day to day direction and support to the accounting team ensuring expectations are communicated and departmental goals are achieved 
• Coaching, training and developing the team, including employee performance evaluations and providing career development planning and opportunities 
• Work together with the accounting team to evaluate and improve processes to enhance speed and accuracy of accounting tasks 
• Overseeing: Compliance & Taxes, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, financial statements and cost reports, and analysis receipts and disbursements, general journals, fixed assets and month end processes 
• Lead and provide oversight for month-end close 
• Preparing forecasts and monthly reports 
• Ensuring that accounting practices, records, controls and decisions are made according to accounting standards and Company policy 
• Organising and manage periodic stock takes and perform inventory reconciliations 
• Preparation of statutory accounts 
• Overseeing preparation and completion of the annual tax returns 
• Performing other duties as required.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or equivalent Accounting qualification i.e. Degree in Finance or Accounting.

Experience:

• 5 years of broad-based accounting/reporting experience, including minimum 2 years supervisory or management experience 
• Knowledge of SAP software 
• Working knowledge of Nigerian tax laws 
• Experience working with and producing management and statutory accounts 
• Excellent computer skills in the Microsoft Office environment with advanced Excel skills 
• Experience in supervising, evaluating, training and motivating employees 
• Excellent communication skills 
• Exceptional attention to detail 
• Experience working at multinational organisations will be advantageous 
• Awareness and ability to demonstrate the importance of ethics & appropriate codes of conduct in the workplace 
• Ability to achieve daily targets while attending to impromptu activities that may occur.

Highly Desired Skills: 

• Good people skills 
• Ability to organize, multi-task and prioritize tasks 
• Good influencing and negotiation skills  
• Ability to make recommendations to effectively resolve problems or issues.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.