Online Business Financial Reporting Accountant Job at Millicom International Cellular Nigeria

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Job Title: Financial Reporting Accountant for Online Business

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Employer: Millicom International Cellular S.A. (Stockholmsbörsen: MIC) / Millicom International Cellular (Tigo) – Lagos (Nigeria)

Job ID #: 703   

Department: Finance

Country: Ghana   

Experience Required: Not Indicated

Location: Accra   

Education Required: Not Indicated

Functional Area: Financial Services   

Relocation Provided: No

Position Type: Full-Time Regular   

Residency: Open to local and non local candidates

ROLE PURPOSE: You supervise, control and analyze accounting information of the local teams and assist in development and design of processes and requirements for  financial reporting to shareholding companies.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

•   You partner with the local businesses and work closely with the accounting and finance teams to drive improvements in financial reporting.

•   You ensure all financial reporting is correct, verifiable and auditable.

•   You support the preparation and submission of reports to Millicom.

•   You monitor compliance / adherence to Group (Millicom) and IFRS accounting policies..

•   You help build local accounting processes.

•   You will help prepare for the integration of the business into the Millicom Group.

Desired Skills & Experience:

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

•   You hold a university degree in Accounting and Finance or Economics

•   You have an internationally recognised accounting qualification (CPA, ACCA etc)  

•   You are fluent in English; Spanish and French are considered an advantage

•   You have minimum 5 years of experience in a finance/accounting department (preferably in a multinational IFRS reporting environment).

•   Having worked with financial reporting and consolidation of accounts is essential

•   You have strong project management experience

CORE COMPETENCIES:

•   You have strong management and relationship skills.

•   You possess solid decision-making skills, a high degree of ownership and the ability to act autonomously in a fast moving environment.

•   Strong interpersonal skills and team oriented.

•   You are able to identify, analyze and resolve complex accounting issues.

•   MS Office Skills.

•   Strong written and verbal communication skills.

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