Sheer Logic is seeking to
engage a dynamic individual for the Finance
Officer position
for one of our clients.
Job Summary: The Finance Officer will ensure that the company's internal controls, policies and mechanisms comply with top management's recommendations, industry practices and regulatory guidelines.
Job Summary: The Finance Officer will ensure that the company's internal controls, policies and mechanisms comply with top management's recommendations, industry practices and regulatory guidelines.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Management
- Assists with
preparation and monitoring of annual comprehensive budgets and all
financial reports for Board/General Manager;
- Participates in
the development of budget proposals;
- Assists in the
financial audits, if and when required;
- Responsible for
maintaining appropriate filing of financial records, and ensures proper backup
of all files;
- Provides advice
and recommendations on financial procedures and practices, as required;
- Responsible for
maintaining an up-to-date debtors, prepayments, accruals and creditors
list; and
- Oversee and
cross-check whether all clients payments are in order before payment.
Banking & Money handling
- Responsible for
maintaining and performing bank reconciliations and other reconciliations
under this function e.g. Loan reconciliations;
- Act as an agent
to the bank on behalf of the company;
- Custodian of
all cheque books and responsible for tracking every cheque leaf used; and
- Prepares
requests for cash and ensures all disbursements have appropriate
supporting documents.
Accounts receivable/payable
- Produces
invoices and ensures they contain the necessary information to facilitate
timely Payment;
- Ensures all
expenses and requests for disbursements are approved by the appropriate
authority;
- Prepare all
cheques within specified time lines; and
- Ensures all
accounts payable are recorded manually or in the computer system.
Payroll
- Perform monthly
payroll functions and responsible for payment of all salaries, commissions
and benefits, statutory deductions within the timeframe allowed by the
respective institutions.
Reports
- Preparation of
weekly management reports, monthly management accounts, as well as any
other financial report that may be required by any of our stakeholders;
- Responsible for
providing all necessary documents to external auditors to aid the
performance of annual audit;
- Oversee the
usage and reconciliation of petty cash;
- Responsible for
monitoring activity in all bank accounts, prepare daily/weekly/monthly
cash flow analysis, periodic budgets to aid financial planning by
management; and
- Responsible for
monitoring and approving where necessary, that all company expenditure is
in line with the budget.
Qualifications
- University
degree in Finance, audit or Business;
- CPAK or CPA 3
or above;
- 3-5 years
experience with a good working knowledge of software packages
such as Sage ERP, Sage Pastel, Quick- Books and other payroll packages;
and
- Detail oriented
and a quick learner.
How to Apply
If you believe your career
objectives match this exciting position, please forward your application and
detailed C.V stating your current position, remuneration, contact details by
9th January 2017 to the Sheer Logic Management Consultants E- Mail:sheerlogictalentsourcing@gmail.com
clearly marking “Finance Officer” on the subject line
Only shortlisted candidates
will be contacted
