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• Oversee and coordinate the monthly, quarterly and annual closing process, following closing checklist and booking revenues, COGS, reviewing inventories and completing/overseeing the completion of all monthly reconciliations.

• Collaborate with Head of Finance & Procurement and Tax partners on ongoing tax compliance and capital structuring and manage relationships with the Tax firm.

• Create and implement accounting practices, purchasing guidelines, financial controls and reporting processes and ensure that accounting practices adopted by the company are consistently updated.

• Oversee revenue, expenses booking according to globally compliant practices

• Maintain banking relationships and monitor bank accounts.

• Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards

• Maintain and improve ENGIE Chart of Accounts for the Country.

• Oversee all tax and audit filings

• Compute Statutory deductions owed and ensure compliance with payment, reporting and other Governance requirements.

• Coach the accounting staff and ensure that all staff are cross trained and growth needs are identified, and development plans are put in place and executed.

• Support Finance Director in annual budgeting and periodic forecasting, BvA reporting and Engie reporting as necessary, owning the Uganda BvA and financial reporting process

• Work closely with Uganda department heads to understand monthly expenses (BvA), monitor spending and drive efficiencies in cost centers

• Produce accounts receivable and payable reports at the end of each month and ensure reconciliation of accounts on a monthly basis.

• Overseeing the flow of cash and all the company’s financial resources ensure that all the cash needs are properly planned for.

• Implement operational best practices

• Oversee all intercompany inventory and builds in SAP, working closely with Operations team and Global Fin Ops team.

• Work together with the Accounts Team lead and the Global finance team to ensure we have a functional inventory management system.

• Support to work with Accounts team lead/Operations Director to conduct inventory audits, coordinating with external auditors for annual audits and maintain and tie out inventory accounting systems with Fenix DB

• Support Finance Director with tracking of debt, debt payments and debt covenants in Uganda

• Support Head of Finance & Procurement with strategic improvements to ENGIE’s country operations, including country-specific tax-efficient structures, transactions between parent and subsidiary, and maintenance of country inventory and control environment.

• Maintain internal controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures, substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents

• Protect operations by keeping financial information confidential and maintaining organized set of records and files to document financial transactions.

• Coordinate External /Internal audits, liaise with the auditors and ensure that all issues are timely resolved during the audit process

• Establish and maintain effective relationships across all departments within the organization and ensure all issues raised are resolved timely and sufficient support given.

• Provide useful financial insights to help make better decisions about formulating and executing strategy and provide guidance and analysis to executive and operational management to improve results

Expectation For Managers

• At EEA, we have high expectations for our managers. Each manager plays a key role in creating an exceptional experience not only for our customers but for every person on our team. Our managers help EEA realize our ambitious goals while developing their own leadership skills and facilitating growth for their direct reports.

We believe that great managers:

• Deliver ambitious results: As a high-performing and accountable leader, you create an enabling environment for effective action and bold decisions which contribute to successful delivery of results.

• Act with integrity: As an ethical leader, you are honest, respectful, objective, and transparent. You create and build upon a foundation of trust and openness.

• Inspire and mentor the team: As an inspirational leader, you walk the talk. You empower and coach your team with trust and humility.

• Are accessible: as an accessible leader, you develop and maintain deep connections with stakeholders through approachability and active listening.

• Ensure diversity and inclusion: as an inclusive leader, you ensure diversity and foster a sense of belonging.