Accounting & Treasury Lead

At PMI, we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on smoke-free products with the power to improve the lives of a billion smokers worldwide.

With huge change, comes huge opportunity. So, wherever you join us, you’ll enjoy the freedom to dream up and deliver better, brighter solutions and the space to move your career forward in endlessly different directions.

Our new vision means we’re reinventing our financial modelling, planning, and forecasting tools. Join us in Finance and you’ll work across the full breadth of the business, making sure our new commercial model is profitable and sustainable. There’s something new to learn every single day: changes to integrate and challenges to conquer. If you love working collaboratively and taking risks, you’ll be in your element here.

JOIN US! We are looking for an Accounting & Treasury Lead who will be based in Dakar, Senegal.

The person will be responsible for ensuring the completeness and accuracy of the books and the preparation of financial statements for 4 countries (Senegal, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Tanzania). The Accounting and Treasury Lead will also be responsible for reliable compliance with PMI procedures, local GAAP standards and Ad Hoc reporting.

Read further if you want to learn what the main responsibilities of the role are!

Accountability 1: Audits and Statutory Financial Statements Preparation

• Coordinate the preparation and delivery of intermediary and final statutory financial statements for all countries
• Coordinate external financial audits and collaborations with auditors for all entities;
• Coordinate the implementation of the recommendations of external audits report;
• Ensure timely submission of the financial statements
• Follow and close all issues raised by auditors
• Provide any additional support required in relation with audits and financial statements preparation.
  
  

Accountability 2: Year & Month end closing

• Define a framework, techniques, and tools to ensure the accuracy of the books, capture any discrepancy, inconsistency, or error in accounting entries (P&L and Balance Sheet) and correct it.
• Ensure all month end closing activities are properly done (monthly reconciliation of the balance sheet, including the aging analysis and follow up of open items)
• Ensure the completeness of the books before cut-off;
  
  

Accountability 3: Fixed Asset Monitoring

• Coordinate fixed assets physical count at least once a year;
• Ensure in a regular basis that all new assets are tagged and being depreciated correctly;
• Ensure that all asset disposal is properly removed from the register, in compliance with Company procedures;
• Ensure that in regular basis all newly leased asset (equipment, vehicles) has its contract created in system SLAN;
• Ensure that all leased contract terminated, extended is removed or updated in the system SLAN;
• Ensure that the fixed assets movements and reconciliation is properly maintained in the dedicated system.
  
  

Accountability 4: Treasury Activities

• Follow up with Area manager on customer payments to make sure that all invoices are paid on time
• Monitor the cash flow with the support of the global treasury team
• Monitor Vendor payment to be in line with our internal KPI of paid invoice on time
• Coordinate the Balance sheet forecast for the yearly budget and 5 years plan
• Review customers credit limit with Commercial team
• Closely monitor the net working capital exposure with our third party manufacturer
  
  

Accountability 5: Support to the business & Ad Hoc Reporting

• Provide timely any relevant data, insights, analysis, reporting to the business for the purpose of decision making, technical assistance, tec.;
• Prepare and submit upon review any statistical data or request for financial information from Authorities or third parties;
• Provide support in the area of Accounting, Finance under the instruction of the Supervisor.
  
  

This position can be something for you if you recognize yourself in the below profile.

You

• Hold a university degree in Finance or Accounting
• Have at least 5+ years of experience in accounting or finance in a multinational company.
• A strong Knowledge in SYSCHOA is a plus
• Worked with SAP in the previous experience
• Have strong understanding of operational/ financial / compliance / IT controls, IT literacy and are digital savvy
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and French
• Are collaborative, a team player, customer oriented and a quick learner
• Demonstrate excellent organizational and planning skills with the proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to established timeframes
• Able to engage, challenge and influence employees at all levels in the organization
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills with the ability to solve complex problems
• Demonstrate agility and entrepreneurial spirit, initiate action and lead others to follow
• Have strong investigative, critical thinking skills, ability to connect the dots and attention to detail.
• Embrace change and motivated by uncertainty
  
  

One more thing: at Philip Morris we see equal pay for equal work between woman and men as the baseline standard for equality. Our good intentions do match our practices as we achieved the Global Equal Salary Certification. Moreover, we invest in creating a diverse workforce & a culture based on personal and career development, both on local as well as international level.

How does this sound? If you are interested, go ahead and apply!

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