AFEX, a Lonrho company, provides camp
construction, catering, management and logistics support to the Oil and Gas,
Mining, UN and NGO sectors, in some of the most remote corners of Africa.
With headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya,
AFEX provides international standard service delivery, combined with 20 plus
years of regional operational experience.
AFEX wishes to recruit a competent,
innovative and self-driven person to fill the following position:
Accountant
Accountant
Job Summary: The Accountant is responsible for financial
statements and reporting controls for AFEX operations in South Sudan.
The Accountant provides financial
information support to the General Manager and other departmental heads.
This position addresses tight
deadlines and a range of accounting activities including general ledger,
Cashbook, Accounts receivables and Accounts payables.
The person will also be involved in
various reconciliations, preparation, financial reporting, year-end audit. This
is an individual contributor position, with opportunity for growth and
development within the large finance department.
The successful candidate will report
directly to the Financial Controller with significant interaction with the Afex
Sudan G.M.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintaining accurate financial accounts and
summarizing current financial status by gathering information; preparing
balance sheet, income statement, and other reports.
- Ensure complete capturing and reporting of
revenue.
- Assist in follow up of accounts receivables
and ensuring that debtor’s balances remain current.
- Preparation of schedules to support tax
compliance & disclosure requirements.
- Posting of activity to the general ledger,
including monthly accruals.
- Preparation of month-end, quarterly and
year-end closing entries.
- Assist the Finance Controller in the daily
banking requirements.
- Ensure accurate and timely processing of pay
transactions.
- Credit control and management of accounts
receivables.
- Code and post purchase ledger invoices.
- Perform supplier statement reconciliations
- Ensure staff expenses are processed in line
with current Expenses Policy
- Ensure company credit card expense claims are
processed accurately and reconciled regularly
- Act as custodian of the petty cash float
- Prepare payment runs (bank transfers and
cheques).
- Work closely with external suppliers and help
resolve any upcoming issues.
- Contribute to the Accounts Payable team’s
performance by ensuring that no backlogs occur and that the Accounts
Payable Manager is fully informed of all potential problem situations
- Account analysis and reconciliation, to
include bank statements, inter-company general ledger accounts and balance
sheet accounts.
- Monitoring and maintenance of recording and
reporting fixed assets and related depreciation.
- Evaluation and maintenance of internal
controls relating to the camps including the validation of supporting
documentation, accuracy of information received, completeness of
transactions, maintenance of accounting records, and physical security of
assets.
- Monitor and analyze department work to develop
more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high
level of accuracy.
- Collaborate with the other accountants in the
group to support overall department goals and objectives.
- KPI and cash flow management.
- Perform other duties as required by
supervisor.
Skills and Competences:
- Excellent verbal and written communication
skills.
- Honesty and integrity.
- Ability to multitask and stay calm when under
pressure.
- Good organization and problem solving skills.
- Computer literacy with vast knowledge in MS
Office.
- Knowledge in sage will be an added advantage
- Accurate and attentive to detail.
Qualifications:
- Must have 3 years’ experience doing a similar
job
- University Graduate in Accounting or Finance
- Must have CPA-K
- Ability to train other staff
- Willingness to work and relocate to Juba-
South Sudan.
To apply, send your C.V only quoting
the job title on the email subject (Accountant) to careers@afexgroup.com by
Thursday 5th November, 2015.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
Kindly note, this position is available in the republic of South Sudan and the successful candidate should be willing to relocate to Sudan.