Key skills
ERPCollaboration
About this role
Role Overview
- Own all accounting, statutory, tax, treasury, and operational finance responsibilities for Hugo’s US operations while managing consolidated financial reporting and group audit or reviews for Hugo Technologies Inc.
- Ensure accurate and compliant financials under US GAAP, maintain strong internal controls, and coordinate with Africa-based finance teams for intercompany funding, IFRS–US GAAP conversion, and local audit support.
- Drive automation, working capital discipline, and scalable processes that improve accuracy, cash efficiency, and financial insight across the group.
- Manage month-end close, reconciliations, and revenue recognition.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly reports for consolidation and internal decision-making.
- Maintain disciplined accounting processes and strengthen controls as the business scales.
- Coordinate external financial reviews and audit readiness, ensuring all entities maintain documentation, reconciliations, and controls that meet auditor, lender or investor standards.
- Ensure intercompany balances and funding are reconciled and compliant with group policies.
- Oversee all US statutory, tax, and regulatory filings, working with external advisors.
- Identify and mitigate financial and compliance risks, including FX and intercompany exposure.
- Monitor and optimize working capital i.e. AR, AP, and intercompany, to ensure liquidity and efficiency.
- Partner with FP&A and business leaders to ensure reporting supports performance measurement and decision-making.
- Support process automation and system improvements within NetSuite and reporting tools to enable scale.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- CPA, ACCA, or CA (fully qualified).
- 8–12 years in accounting or controllership, including: US GAAP financial reporting and audit experience.
- Exposure to IFRS–US GAAP conversion and multi-entity consolidation.
- Hands-on experience with intercompany accounting and working capital management.
- ERP experience (NetSuite preferred).
- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets for reconciliation and analysis.
- Strong understanding of financial data and reporting structures to support FP&A collaboration.
- Knowledge of transfer pricing is a plus.
- Analytical, detail-oriented, and proactive.
- High degree of judgment, integrity, and confidentiality.
- Excellent communicator who can translate financial data into business insight.
- Collaborative, partners effectively with the business, and leads through influence across global teams.
- Strong business acumen; thrives in a high-growth, evolving environment and balances structure with agility.
Tech Stack
- ERP
Benefits
- Hybrid work environment that balances employee flexibility with a collegial, fun office culture.
- Dynamic environment with opportunities for ambitious professionals to make a measurable impact and accelerate their career.
- Competitive compensation and benefits package.