Financial Reporting Manager

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Job Summary

Job Description

• Liaise with the FDS team to ensure that all product and segmental information is reported correctly
• Responsible to ensure that all mapping and exco codes are correctly feeding into Analyst to ensure that we have no issues on consolidation into group
• Responsible to ensure that all quarterly reporting on HFM or other relevant reporting platforms is done in within the given deadlines
• Responsible for the reconciliation of intercompany balances and clearance of these on the new compass system
• Preparation of statutory financial statements using fast financials or other applicable tools in good time to expected standard to facilitate early sign off of financial statements
• Analytical review on both the income statement and balance sheet on a monthly basis which should form the basis of the commentary pack which is sent back to regional FC team
• general tax compliance work - tax computations, PAYE, WHT, VAT , Excise duty and payment of Corporate tax installments
• Responsible for performing tax due diligence in new product development and providing business functions with relevant tax advice
• Alternate for the timely and accurate submission of all regulatory reports including but not limited to the monthly prudential return, BA 610, Basel II parallel run reports, quarterly publications

• Regular review of the effectiveness of the process of preparation of statutory returns in order to minimise the risk of misreporting and ultimately the Bank being penalised
• Manage the relationship with external auditors, AIA and Regional FC and responsible for the coordination of all finance reviews e.g external audit
• Maintain close relations with the, Tax Authorities and the Central Bank and other applicable Regulatory Bodies

• Manage Relationship with Functional and product head as well as the FDS team

Alternate to Financial controller at the cost board and this entails presenting a high quality deck to the committee and running the meeting to ensure the bank is on track to meet its cost targets

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