Financial Controller & Senior Accountant

BACKGROUND

Kurmuk Gold Mine Plc (KGM) is a subsidiary of Allied Gold Corp which is a global company. The parent company has different mine projects in Mali, cote d’Ivoire as well as Ethiopia. KGM is the owner of Ethiopian project with a Large-Scale Gold Mining License and three contiguous Exploration Licenses. All licenses are located in western Ethiopia approximately 750 km from Addis Ababa, or about 90 km north-west of Assosa town in Benishangul Gumuze Regional State.

KGM is using local and expat professionals, and foreign/local consultants to carry out all the exploration and mining activities. The company currently is looking for professionals in many disciplines to execute its operations diligently and to the international standard.

KGM would like to invite competent, energetic, and qualified applicants for the following vacancy announcement. 

Overview:

Responsible to control and verify financial transactions, reconcile account balances maintain general ledger and prepare month-end close procedures, and produce financial reports while keeping compliance with the IFRS and accounting and financial policies and procedures of the company. 

Responsibilities, 

• It is strongly preferred that applicants have excellent oral and written communication and organizational skills in international companies’ context. 
• Proficient in usage of Oracle, Excel, and other MS Office applications. 
• Assist the finance head in making sound financial decisions by providing up-to-date and accurate financial records upon request and relating pertinent information. 
• Responsible for month-end close and accounting activities including but not limited to amortization, depreciation, Accruals, reclass, provisions etc. 
• Assists with the quarterly and annual financial statement audits, liaising with local and International Auditors. 
• Involve in reviewing, tracking, and maintaining information in the financial systems, ensuring accuracy of AP, tax, and other accounting regulations. 
• Strong trouble shooting skills, reconcile accounts, resolving discrepancies and the ability to interact and collaborating well with various Finance and non-Finance functions optimally.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and focus on detail as required by the job. 
• Perform duties and responsibilities including but not limited to the data entry, for contacting customers regarding delinquent accounts and other related duties as assigned by the Manager. 
• Supervise staff accountants and review applicable work like a timely review of bank reconciliations, suppliers’ statement of accounts, inter-company transactions and journal entries to meat tight deadlines. 
• Prepare a variety of financial, management, and month-end-close reports, analyse journals, produce data analysis and reports, and assist with variance analysis. 
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of standardized orders, receipts, and payments while assisting the staff with travel reimbursement claims.
• May assist in the setup of processes and procedures that properly capture, track and report expenditures, intercompany, revenue and capitalization transactions in accordance with the company's financial policies.
• Handling Cash Flow Projections and provide other business support as required.

 General: - 

Employment condition: Full-time (Permanent after probation period).

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field. 

Experience:

• Proven experience 8+ years in a senior accounting or financial management role, preferably in mining or other international company experiences.