Group Consolidation Manager

Company description:

Digicel Group is a total communications and entertainment provider with operations in 31 markets in the Caribbean, Central America and Asia Pacific.

After 18 years of operation, total investment to date stands at over US$5 billion worldwide. The company is renowned for delivering best value, best service and best network.

Digicel also runs a host of community-based initiatives across its markets and has set up Digicel Foundations in Haiti, Jamaica, Papua New Guinea and Trinidad and Tobago which focus on educational, cultural and social development programmes.

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Job description:

Primary objective of the job:

As Group Consolidation Manager you will have overall ownership of the group consolidation which is the foundation for internal and external financial reporting for the Group's quarterly, half year and year-end financial statements.

The successful candidate will be the key point for group consolidation, a systematic compilation of notes and disclosures, integration of acquisition accounting and preparation of reconciliations to support the group financial statements. Experience in complex group consolidations and strong technical knowledge of IFRS is essential.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ownership of group multi-currency multi-layer group consolidation prepared under IFRS, in accordance with established reporting deadlines for actual and budget.
• Monthly consolidation of the group income statement, balance sheet and cash flow at multiple consolidation levels for external reporting.
• Responsible for improving the quality and automation of the Group's consolidated financial reporting.
• Accurate accounting for minority interests, acquisition accounting and disposals, group restructuring.
• Review and analysis of consolidated reports income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow for statutory reporting.
• Preparation of key consolidation adjustments for example goodwill, purchase price allocation, fair value accounting.
• Review of consolidation and support to subsidiary groups, planning, and execution of group reorganization.
• Review of dividends, loans and other intergroup transactions to ensure proper accounting treatment, disclosure, and elimination.
• Preparation of supporting files for PWC reviews and audits.
• Consolidation support to subsidiary groups, planning, and execution of group reorganizations.
• Review of consolidation market workbooks and consolidation of notes and disclosures for external reporting.

Academic qualifications and experience required:

• Prior experience in a global multi-currency, multi-location accounting environment.
• 2- 3 years' PQE.
• ACA/ACCA.
• Reporting and accounting systems HFM/SAP/Oracle/Great Plains/Enterprise reporting.

Functional Skills:

• Prior experience in a multi-location accounting environment preferred;
• Strong understanding of financial processes, accounting, reporting, and consolidation.
• Concrete knowledge of IFRS.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Superior oral and written communication skills to effectively communicate with all levels of management.
• A result-oriented and customer-focused mentality.
• A true team player with a proven ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines;
• Strong sense of urgency and able to work under pressure;
• Strong sense of continuous process improvement.

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