Internal Financial Controlling Officer Jobs – ENGIE Energy Access

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Job Title: Internal Financial Controlling Officer

Organisation: ENGIE Energy Access

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports To: Head of Controlling

 

About US:

ENGIE Energy Access (EEA) is one of the leading Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGo) and mini-grids solutions provider in Africa, with a mission to deliver affordable, reliable and sustainable energy solutions and life-changing services with exceptional customer experience. The company is a result of the integration of Fenix International, ENGIE Mobisol and ENGIE PowerCorner; and develops innovative, off-grid solar solutions for homes, public services and businesses, enabling customers and distribution partners access to clean, affordable energy. The PAYGo solar home systems are financed through affordable installments from $0.19 per day and the mini-grids foster economic development by enabling electrical productive use and triggering business opportunities for entrepreneurs in rural communities. With over 1,700 employees, operations in 9 countries across Africa (Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia), over 1.2 million customers and more than 6 million lives impacted so far, ENGIE Energy Access aims to remain the leading clean energy company, serving millions of customers across Africa by 2025.

 

Job Summary:  ENGIE is looking for an experienced, highly motivated, and accurate Internal Financial Controlling Officer with a passion in renewable energy and financial inclusion to join our team. This position will be part of the Global Finance team that is mainly based in Berlin, Germany and Kampala, Uganda. The Internal Financial Controlling Officer will ensure a timely and accurate follow-up of the different controlling activities across EEA. The Controlling department is responsible for EEA’s internal control activities, business control, reporting to the ENGIE group and general risk management. The Internal Financial Controlling Officer will report directly to the Head of Controlling.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Financial Operations 

  • Support and coordinate the month-end and year-end accounting closing process within EEA in line with the ENGIE Group Reporting calendar
  • Prepare monthly and quarterly business review. This is consolidated financial reporting and analysis to the ENGIE group based on the consolidated results from the EEA entities reported in the group reporting tools i.e., SMART and MDT
  • Analyze and follow-up on performance KPI’s (Revenue, EBITDA, EBIT, SG&A, CAPEX, CFFO etc.) that are frequently reported to the ENGIE group
  • Support and coordinate the budget and medium-term plan reporting process to the ENGIE group
  • Analysis and follow up on the corporate costs / global costs

Enterprise Risk Management

  • Implement a risk management framework aligned with the group guidelines with each of the EEA operating entities in collaboration of the global leadership through comprehensive preliminary and final risk assessment and reviews.
  • Consolidate the entity risk reports and corroborate for presentation to the Global leadership team for analysis and review.
  • Iterate and report the main risks, action plans and risk owners and the potential value at risk to the ENGIE group through the ERM tool i.e., E. Risk.

Internal Control Management & Efficiency

  • Implement the internal control program i.e., INCOME, in all the EEA operating entities and at the global level.
  • Engage with the Global and Country leadership teams to assess and challenge the existing control environment, systems and processes and guide on the key action plans to implement to foster improvements for disparities identified in line with the Engie group guidelines.
  • Follow up on the status of action plans for priority areas to ensure the country and global teams sufficiently implement action plans within a reasonable time frame.
  • Provide leadership and support to the Internal Control Officers in EEA entities through capacity building and training on the Engie Internal Control Framework.




Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The ideal applicant should be Qualified Accountant i.e., ACCA, or Chartered Financial Analyst with master’s degree in finance, or other distinctions required
  • At least three years’ experience performing financial and internal audits is required
  • Solid and secure financial accounting and reporting skills with sound knowledge of IFRS’s
  • Experience in enterprise risk management, implementation and review of internal control systems and processes is a must
  • Experience in an audit firm is a plus
  • Proficiency in MS Office applications and experience with various ERP system is a must
  • Exceptional problem solving and analytical skills
  • Highly developed written and verbal communication skills
  • Proven track record of high performance and success whilst working independently
  • Experience working with large diverse groups of people

 

How to Apply:

All candidates should apply online at the link below.

 

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Deadline: 30th March 2022

 

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