Head of Finance

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3 Locations
In-Office or Remote
Senior level
Fintech • Information Technology • Software • Financial Services
The Role
Provide strategic leadership for regional general ledger integrity and statutory financial reporting (IFRS/local GAAP). Manage month‑end/year‑end closings, statutory filings, audits, intercompany reconciliations, accounting policy alignment, technical accounting guidance, and lead the GL/statutory reporting team while driving process improvements, automation, and cross‑functional collaboration.
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About Us

Network International is the largest Financial Technology company in Middle East and Africa. Payments is our core business where we provide services in more than 50 countries – UAE, Jordan, South Africa, Egypt are some of our key markets. Apart from payments, we provide services on Data and Insights, Lending, Insurance, Risk Solutions, etc. Our core customers are businesses at every scale and segment, though recently we are growing in direct to consumer card segment as well.


Our EVP :

At Network International, we always stay ahead. . In the fast-paced world of financial services, we thrive on innovation, agility, and purposeful collaboration. We invest  first in our people, empowering you to make bold decisions, learn fast, and grow your expertise alongside industry leaders. Here, solving complex problems means more than using cutting-edge technology; it’s about creating meaningful value for our customers, together. We foster a culture where trust, accountability, and achievement go hand in hand—because success isn’t just a goal; it’s how we work, every day, as one team.


This role will provide strategic leadership over general ledger integrity and statutory financial reporting across the region. The role is accountable for ensuring high‑quality, compliant, and timely financial statements in accordance with IFRS, local GAAP, and regulatory requirements, while serving as a key finance partner to Group Finance, auditors, and regulators.

Responsibilities
  1. Lead and oversee general ledger accounting activities across the region, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely month‑end and year‑end closings.
  2. Ensure statutory financial statements are prepared and filed in compliance with local GAAP, IFRS, and country‑specific regulatory requirements.
  3. Manage the end‑to‑end statutory reporting calendar for multiple entities, coordinating timelines with internal teams and external stakeholders.
  4. Act as the primary point of contact for external auditors, regulators, and local authorities, ensuring smooth audits and timely resolution of audit findings.
  5. Review and approve balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring clear ownership, aging analysis, and timely clearance of reconciling items.
  6. Ensure consistent application of accounting policies, driving standardization and alignment with Group accounting guidelines across all entities.
  7. Oversee intercompany accounting, including reconciliations, confirmations, and elimination support, ensuring consistency with group reporting.
  8. Monitor and ensure compliance with local statutory requirements, including filings, disclosures, and board-approved financial statements.
  9. Provide technical accounting guidance on complex transactions, new standards, and regulatory changes impacting statutory and GL reporting.
  10. Lead, coach, and develop the regional GL and statutory reporting team, fostering strong internal controls, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  11. Partner with Tax, Treasury, FP&A, and Group Finance teams to ensure alignment between statutory, management, and consolidation reporting.
  12. Drive process improvements, automation, and control enhancements within GL and statutory reporting to improve efficiency, quality, and timeliness
Qualifications

Education: 

  • Bachelor’s Degree in finance or relevant , and IFRS Diploma is must.

Experience Type: 

  • 6–10 years of experience in GL operation and Statuary reporting , +3 years in similar role and multinational companies.
  • External audit back ground ( big 4 )
  • Good understanding of BOG ( Bank of Ghana ) Finance regulations.
  • Experience with ERP systems (Oracle preferred).
  • Knowledge of IFRS and local tax regulations is a plus.
  • Strong understanding of month-end closing and GL and FA processes.
  • Preferably some experience of working on projects (e.g. system upgrades or transitions).
  • Experience of working in a multi-currency environment is preferred.
  • Ability to work effectively, manage multiple priorities and be able to change direction quickly.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, and ability to work under pressure with time sensitive constraints.
  • Highly detail oriented and strong organizational skills.
  • Motivated; self-starter; independent
  • Ability to be analytical and problem solve.
  • Excellent MS Office (Excel / Word / PowerPoint) skills.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in finance or relevant field
  • IFRS Diploma
  • 6-10 years experience in general ledger operations and statutory reporting
  • At least 3 years in a similar role in multinational companies
  • External audit background (Big 4)
  • Good understanding of Bank of Ghana (BOG) finance regulations
  • Experience with ERP systems
  • Experience with Oracle ERP
  • Knowledge of IFRS and local tax regulations
  • Strong understanding of month-end closing, GL and FA processes
  • Experience working on projects (system upgrades or transitions)
  • Experience working in a multi-currency environment
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to work under pressure
  • Highly detail oriented with strong organizational skills
  • Motivated, self-starter, able to work independently
  • Analytical and problem-solving ability
  • Excellent MS Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
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The Company
HQ: Dubai, Dubai
3,483 Employees
Year Founded: 1994

What We Do

Over the past 30 years, we have built a business based on long-standing and trusted relationships with many of the leading merchants, financial institutions and payment networks operating in the Middle East and Africa. Such relationships are based on our comprehensive capabilities, scale, local presence in the multiple markets in which we operate, alongside our trusted reputation. This gives us significant scale and leadership in the region, where we operate in more than 50 countries, serve over 130,000 merchants and 250 financial institutions and fintech customers, whilst managing more than 16 million customer credentials. We have a diversified business model and operate across the entire consumer payments value chain. We do this with a growth-focused strategy through two business lines: • That enables our merchant customers to ‘take payments’, by providing them with various payment acceptance methods, both online and offline. • Which supports our financial institution, fintech and other payment issuing institution customers in enabling consumers ‘make payments’, by managing and processing their consumer payment credentials and transactions.

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