Kindly send all applications to hr.me@arenamea.com with the subject title “Finance Analyst_AR_054”

Reporting Into: Finance Manager

Job Objective:

• Utilizing hands-on accounting experience and an in-depth understanding of accounting principles and company practices
• Perform complex accounting activities and financial analyses.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage accountants
• Manage tax audits and tax returns
• Direct internal and external audits to ensure compliance
• Facilitate and complete monthly close procedures/Manage the monthly financial close process, including ensuring all costs incurred are properly recorded, reviewing journal entries, account balance reconciliations and report preparation
• Plan, assign and review staff’s work
• Primary responsibility is to prepare and review financial statements and supporting schedules
• Reviewing journal entries of junior accountants to ensure accuracy
• Training and mentoring junior staff
• Reconciliations including general Ledger and balance Sheet
• Processing of accruals, prepayments and subsequent journals
• Managing inter-company transactions and their reconciliation
• Cost reporting
• Approving journals
• Project profitability review (PC\PR)
• Financial forecasting for the region

Required Skills/Abilities:

• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Good time-management skills
• Great interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to work independently or as a team member and a diverse group of people
• Ability to handle confidential information
• Ability to meet a constant stream of deadlines
• Sound understanding of accounting principles

Education and Experience:

• Accounting/Finance graduate, preferably a certified Chartered Accountant/ACCA
• Atleast 5 years of experience in a similar role
• Experience upto finalization of accounts