Job Purpose

The Chief Accountant has overall responsibility for organizing and coordinating the activities of the Finance Department of Nationwide News Network (NNN).  The incumbent’s responsibility also extends to supervision and review of the integrity of data contained in Visual Traffic (Media Management Software) and Great Plains (accounting) systems as this is critical for the preparation of timely and accurate financial reports as well as other required management information to facilitate proper decision making.

Job Responsibilities

1. Assists in guiding the management team in the evaluation of the financial impact of proposed business strategies and transactions and makes recommendations for ensuring that the Company's business objectives are met.
2. Monitor the Company’s operating results (profit/loss) and update provide timely updates to the management team.
3. Responsible for the annual budget presented to the Board of Directors & management team of NNN.
4. Makes the final decision on the appropriate action to clear reconciling items, as required.
5. Prepares and presents monthly, quarterly, annual and ad hoc Financial Statements for internal and external use prepared by direct reports, ensuring accuracy, completeness of data and notes, congruence in notes and figures, formatting as per target audience and appropriate standards.
6. Preparation of monthly/weekly cash flow projections; checks all funds and company excesses to ensure they are fully invested and update the management team accordingly.
7. Reviews/Monitors accounts receivables, and recommends ways to improve the position, as required.
8. Maintains an appropriate level of interaction with the management of banks to facilitate management of NNN.
9. Oversees activities to ensure that the regulatory requirements as regards accounting practices are met and the Company is not exposed, through the following:Manages the Company’s tax exposure, including monitoring dispatch of payments due, finding legitimate opportunities to optimize the tax position and of reducing the tax burden on the Company and its employees;Signs-off on and monitors to ensure timely dispatch of required reports (e.g. Financial Statements, Declaration Of Assets, Share allotment) to relevant parties; Handles escalated cases such as queries from the regulators which cannot be dealt with by direct reports.
10. Oversees the preparation and execution for the company's external and ad hoc audit exercise through: monitoring /reviewing audit schedules to ensure required documents are prepared for a timely start of the audit; drafts the company’s response to the audit report; randomly checks the implementation of the agreed actions in response to the audit report(s) and ensure all items on the management letter from the auditors are addressed in a timely manner within the financial year;

Qualifications

• Certified accounting degree and or Master’s Degree in accounting
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in similar position three of which must include supervision of others.
• Expert knowledge of job-related laws and regulations.
• Familiarity with International Financial Reporting Standards.
• Proficiency in oral and written communication.
• Proficiency in the use of computers and computer software (Microsoft Office, Visual Traffic and Great Plains etc).
• Ability to work on own initiative, with minimal supervision.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent people management skills
• Excellent time management skills.
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills.