Senior Accountant
Reporting to:Finance Director
No. of posts: 2
Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to:Finance Director
No. of posts: 2
Duties and Responsibilities
- Compile
and analyze financial information to prepare financial statements
including monthly and annual accounts
- Ensure
financial records are maintained in compliance with accepted policies and
procedures
- Prepare
financial management reports
- Establish
and monitor the implementation and maintenance of accounting control
procedures
- Reconcile
and maintain balance sheet accounts
- General
ledger operations
- Resolve
accounting discrepancies and irregularities
- Continuous
management and support of budget and forecast activities
- Financial
audit preparation and coordinate the audit process
- Ensure
accurate and appropriate recording and analysis of revenues and expenses
- Analyze
and advise on business operations including revenue and expenditure
trends, financial commitments and future revenues
- Analyze
financial information to recommend or develop efficient use of resources
and procedures, provide strategic recommendations and maintain solutions
to business and financial problems
- Assist
with accounts receivable and accounts payable
- Assist
with tax computations and returns
- Assist
in budgets and forecasts
- Assist
with implementing and maintaining internal financial controls and
procedures
Requirements:
- Must
hold a degree from a recognized institution
- CPA
(K) or equivalent
- Knowledge
of financial reporting
- Must
have a minimum of 4 years experience in general accounting
- Proficiency
QuickBooks, ERP Solutions and Presentation of reports on Excel
Accountant (Receivables)
Reporting to: Senior Accountant
Responsibilities
Reporting to: Senior Accountant
Responsibilities
- Verification
of customer invoices and credit notes and ensuring that all customer
records are appropriately maintained. (Including ensuring that output VAT
is correctly captured).
- Prompt
posting of receipts and related banking.
- Assist
in debt collection and setting debt collection targets.
- Overseeing
cash expenses and confirming cash requisitions.
- Daily
reconciliations of the cash customers accounts.
- Regular
reconciliations of customer’s accounts, instituting necessary follow ups
with liaison with the departmental head.
- Provide
accurate advice on billing queries.
- Handle
disputed bills and negotiate to bring payment within the agreed terms.
- Identify
changes in payment patterns and propose action to avert indebtness.
- Regular
meetings with debtors to ensure all relevant debts are managed as
necessary.
- Ensure
that all documentation necessary during audit is prepared on time and
forwarded to the Chief Accountant for inclusion in the audit file.
- Maintain
records of all customers in a file (invoices, credit notes, remittance
slips, copies of withholding VAT and any manner of correspondences with
the customer) and ensure that the same is filed system and in order for
ease of traceability.
- Contra
accounts reconciliations with liaison to accounts payable and follow up on
a monthly basis
- Issuance
of statements to customers within the agreed time period.
Requirements:
- CPA
(K) or equivalent
- At
least 2 years experience in general accounting and 1 year in accounts
receivables
- Proficiency
in QuickBooks and ERP Solutions
- Proficiency
in use of basic computer packages
Send your Cv and application letter indicating your current
remuneration package and expected salary to dafina@wananchi.com on or before
6th April, 2012.
Indicate the position you are applying for on the subject line.
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