Recruitment at Unilever Tanzania - End of 2015

Finance Officer-Tanzania

Key Responsibilities

• Review Sales and Debtors ledger
• Lead the Operational control and audit aspects of the CD Finance
• Maintain accurate overviews of all Customers Trade Terms and ensure that customer finance transactions teams have appropriate accruals for all off-invoice terms
• Support the CD team during the annual customer TTS negotiations, providing financial support and guidance ensuring that AP commitments are met.
• Ensure month end operations/closure is carried out smoothly and be the lead for CD finance in ensuring the end month tasks are delivered on time.
• Implement/Execute the CD finance lead projects i.e. Credit note automation, USD Invoicing.
• Supervise and develop WL 1 staff reporting to him/her and ensure their work is delivered on time and in full.
• Takes responsibility of own development
• Suspends, pending closure, customer accounts in the event of non-payment.
• Authorises re-opening of accounts hitherto closed for payment issues.
• Charges interests on all overdue accounts and ensures collection of both principal amount and interest before customer account is re-opened for trade.
• Intercepts some customer orders to protect credit extensions, e.g. where a defaulting customer attempts to buy on cash before settling account debt.
• Initiates legal hand-over of defaulting customers.
• Freezes upward credit limit reviews for habitually defaulting customers.
• Sets the time, in line with the month-end time-table, for system closure (SAP).
• Respond to audit issues and implement corrective measures on actions highlighted in all audit reports.
• Advise other Leadership team members on company finance issues to improve on company financial decisions. 

Key Skills and Qualifications 

• Minimum of 2-3 years experience in accounting job is required
• Management/Financial Accounting experience in an FMCG business.
• Experience in a multinational company will be ideal.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience in the application of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word tools.
• Good knowledge/hands on of an ERP system- SAP.
• Accounting graduate & Chartered Accountant.

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