Finance Controller - Dar es Salaam, Tanzania at Schneider Electric

Essential Responsibilities:

• Responsible for accounting & taxation by ensuring coordination with the local accounting firm.
• With the support of a local accounting firm, issue & file proper accounting tax documents (ex: invoice to customers, Tax filing to local authorities).
• Ensure accurate Revenue Recognition (according to PoC methodology).
• Anticipate and prepare for external audits.
• Manage entity treasury aspects, relation with local banks together with Anglophone Africa Treasury.
• Check actual and Forecasted Cash Flow and anticipate needs.
• Ensure compliance (IFRS15, Group Guidelines, ...)
• Implement internal controls.
• Check all Project expenses to ensure that they are relevant.
• Ensure Group CoA (Charter of Accounts), proper allocation of costs and hours between different Cost elements, Project Work packages, Activities, Upstream and Midstream contracts according to Project contract and budget.
• Follow up and present Project costs in a standard dashboard format. Actual / Yearly / at completion info to be compared with as sold, RF and latest Fcst.
• Ensure that HFM input done by the Anglophone Africa Reporting team is relevant.
• Act as a representative for the GCP project purchasing organization on site.
• Link finance with Planning, Procurement and Logistics (and others) to have accurate and clear visibility of future cost, revenue, invoicing and cash flow.

Qualifications
About You:

• Proven work experience in a project environment.
• Recognized accountancy qualification e.g., ACCA.
• BSc/BA in Accounting, Finance, or relevant field.
• In-depth understanding of double-entry bookkeeping, cash flow management, and reconciliations.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience with budgeting and risk management.
• Excellent knowledge of data analysis and forecasting models.
• Proficiency in accounting software.
• Solid analytical and decision-making.
• Experience in a Multi-cultural team environment and matrix organization is a plus.
• Previous Procurement experience is a plus.

Skills Requirements:

• Leadership abilities.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Performance management.
• Coaching and mentoring skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver on tight deadlines.