Position: Accountant
Reporting to: Financial Controller Supervises: None
Reporting to: Financial Controller Supervises: None
Position Summary:
The Accountant is responsible for is preparing accurate financial statements and reports, participate in the implementation of financial control process and procedures; and be responsible for monitoring budgets in liaison with the Financial Controller.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The incumbent will be responsible for the following areas:
- Managing the daily accounting function and general ledger. This will include all posting to the books of accounts leading to the formation of a trial balance
- Preparation of all financial reports, including income statements, balance sheets, monthly trial balances and bank remittances, tax returns for government regulatory agencies.
- Preparing standardized reports.
- Reviewing and analysing reports on projected versus actual sales, profits, and expenses in order to provide advice on planning process changes.
- Analysing company operations to identify opportunities, areas of improvement, cost reduction or elimination.
- Liaising with the Financial Controller to coordinate and priorities planning.
- Managing daily treasury activities and credit control including cash management, receivables and payables.
- Handle petty cash.
- Implementing the company’s financial key performance indicators.
- Coordinating and supervising all internal and external audits.
- Review of employee payroll and statutory deductions.
- Reviewing and challenging procedures, systems and action plans.
- Handling and managing the company insurance portfolio.
- Applying and maintaining accounting procedures.
Education and experience:
- Completed Accounting qualification e.g. CPA or ACCA
- Proficient in MS Office Suite – MS Word, MS Excel and MS Outlook
- Excellent understanding of relevant tax laws
- Knowledge of auditing practices
- Knowledge and adherence to accounting principles and practices
- 3 years experience in a similar role
Key competencies and attributes:
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of information
- Good interpersonal; communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Attention to detail,
- Well developed problem solving skills
- Ability to work in a strict deadline driven environment
- Maintains healthy team dynamics
