Senior Financial Analyst Job at Hewlett-Packard - HP

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Job Title: Senior Financial Analyst (contract)

Reference: 996470

Location: Nigeria

Company: Hewlett-Packard (HP)

Description:

•   Preparing periodic financial statements, including profit and loss accounts, budgets, cash flows, variance analysis and commentaries

•   Providing a support service by working with all departments and the management team to help make financial decisions

•   Advising on the financial implications and consequences of business decisions

•   Implementing corporate governance procedures, risk management and internal controls.

•   Continuous management of financial & inventory systems

•   Liaising with internal and external auditors and dealing with any financial irregularities as they arise.

•   Producing reports and recommendations following internal audits

•   Vendor management

•   Preparing profit and loss statements and monthly closing and cost accounting reports.

•   Preparing and review budget, revenue, expense, payroll entries, invoices, and other accounting documents

•   Explaining billing invoices and accounting policies to staff, vendors and clients.

•   Resolving accounting discrepancies.

•   Processing all invoices, expense forms and requests for payment.

•   Dealing with daily transactions for the petty cash and ensuring that reconciliations are completed on a weekly and monthly basis.

•   Review, monitor and highlight variances. Investigating exceptions and facilitating corrective action.

•   Prepare, analyze and submit monthly, quarterly and annual forecasts.

•   Timely and accurate maintenance of General Ledger

•   Check bookings made in Sub-ledgers & ensure all bookings are properly done

•   Booking of journal entries in General Ledger during the month as well as for month-end closing for the final balance sheet and income statement

•   Prepare the monthly and quarterly reporting, General Ledger reconciliations

•   Participate in the continuing improvement of the VAT Compliance of the company

•   Review and analysis of data submissions and making enquiries regarding the noted variations in reported figures

•   Prepare accruals and other accounting entries

•   Check the correctness of accounting entries done by the Accounting team

Education and Experience Required:

•   First level university degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics

•   Professional qualifications such as ACA, ACCA, CFA, will be an added advantage

•   Minimum 6 years of solid accounting and finance experience (experience in ICT industry is preferred) in a similar position.

Knowledge and Skills Required:  – Excellent understanding of accounting principles and financial analysis – Strong organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills. – Ability to demonstrate capacity to create & drive accounting & or financial processes & procedures. – Understanding of ERP systems (Oracle / SAP) – Clear, precise and professional in communication, both written and verbal; – Good organizational skills, accuracy and a sense of priorities – Ability to plan and prioritize and to work under pressure and tight deadlines. – Establish and work to defined processes and procedures, while remaining flexible enough to accommodate regular changes – Strong team skills

-Ability to handle sensitivity/ confidentiality levels appropriately – Ability to think globally and deal with intercultural challenges. – Proven experience in month-end closing process & financial reporting and in preparation of annual accounts according – Knowledge of current laws and practices regarding taxes, vat, payee, and pension. – Awareness and ability to demonstrate the importance of ethics & appropriate codes of conduct in the workplace. – A considerable knowledge of purchasing, importation, vendor and inventory management. – Excellent business application skills (Excel and overall MS Office applications) – Fluency in English and local language

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES TO DRIVE BUSINESS RESULTS:

Accounting Processes and Systems (Business Financial Analyst)

Applies an understanding of United States (US)  Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), HP finance and administrative processes, systems, policies and procedures to maximize efficiency and effectiveness

Tool and Technology Application (Financial Analyst)

Leverages available tools and technology to improve financial systems effectiveness

Process Excellence (Analyst)

Understands and effectively applies process knowledge to drive operational excellence

Business and Financial Controls

Demonstrates the ability to leverage company business and financial data and systems to ensure quality of transactions

Financial Analysis and Reporting (Financial Analyst)

Uses key financial indicators and measures to optimize the financial decision-making of the company

Risk Identification (Analyst)

Accurately identifies and resolves sources of financial systems risks

Strategic Business Perspective

Applies alternative future scenarios and their impact on the long-term business objectives

Financial Modeling (Analyst)

Attends to the most appropriate variables, inputs, and their relationships in a financial model, relevant to the business issue

Financial Rules and Regulations (Analyst)

Collaboratively and consistently applies regulatory accounting, tax, and legal best practices in all transactions

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Senior Financial Analyst Job