Financial Compliance & Accounting Officer at Ericsson Nigeria

Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment & services to mobile & fixed network operators. Over 1,000 networks in more than 180 countries use Ericsson equipment, & more than 40 percent of the world's mobile traffic passes through Ericsson networks. Using innovation to empower people, business & society, we are working towards the Networked Society, in which everything that can benefit from a connection will have one. At Ericsson, we apply our innovation to market-based solutions that empower people & society to help shape a more sustainable world.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Financial Compliance & Accounting Officer

Job ID: 768482
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

About this Opportunity

• We are excited to offer an opportunity to join our team as a Financial Accounting and Tax Specialist (FA&T). The main responsibilities under this role are to provide high quality in international, local and tax accounting, ensure compliance with internal and external financial reporting requirements.
• This role will also ensure compliance with local rules and regulations by performing tax reporting in compliance with internal and external requirements, supports in management of withholding taxes, transfer prices and tax audits.
• The Financial Accounting and Tax Specialist also provides financial advice and is expected to be proactive in addressing improvements and automations.

What You Will Do

• Secure and provide high quality accounting, tax and financial reporting in compliance with internal and external requirements (IFRS, Local GAAP and Local Taxes).
• Provide correct Legal Entity Income Statements, Balance Sheets and Tax returns.
• Support period end closing, the entity financial analysis, legal entity governance, internal and external audits (IFRS, statutory and Tax), SOX and ABC compliance.
• Financial Control advice (i.e., international, local and tax accounting, withholding, transfer price, EOM…).
• Ensure alignment with global financial processes and accounting directives.
• Ensure compliance with local tax legislation and file tax returns.
• Proactive role in participating in process improvements and automation, special assignments and global projects.

Average week consists of:

• Prepare income, indirect and withholding tax calculations, accounting, and filing and maintain tax master data.
• Supervise and follow-up tax payments/refunds.
• Identify potential tax risks/liabilities
• Prepare tax related statistical returns
• Support in tax audits, Statutory and Fire audits.
• Support tax advice to management/operational units
• Support development of tax processes
• Support tax efficiency and quality programs
• Perform period-end closing activities: accounts reconciliation, SOX control, valuation, analysis of legal entity, analysis of legal entity Income Statement/Balance Sheet, prepare journal vouchers, submit financial reporting forms for group external reporting
• Perform legal entity forecast
• Monitor precision in Transfer Pricing and initiate corrective actions
• Prepare transfer price documentation and argumentation
• Prepare legal entity Board of Directors meeting/ Governance meeting packages
• Drive collaboration meetings with other functions
• Main interface for statutory and FIRE (internal) audits
• Prepare statutory accounts, notes and reports
• Other administrative task relevant to the unit

The Skills You Will Bring

• Chartered Accountant (CA) or bachelor’s in accounting, Finance, or equivalent
• 5+ years’ experience in finance accounting, reporting and taxation.
• Sound understanding, knowledge and interpretation of IFRS/GAAP
• Taxation Knowledge (Direct Tax & Indirect Tax, Transfer Pricing)
• Detailed knowledge of accounting cycle and financial statements
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Knowledge and understanding of financial systems, SAP experience preferred
• Process improvements and automation knowledge.
• Knowledge and understanding of project accounting flows
• Chartered Accountant (CA) or bachelor’s in accounting, Finance, or equivalent
• Preferably Big 4 firms (Deloitte, PWC, KPMG, E&Y).

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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