Support the Finance Department, Chief Accountant and Management Team by completing accounting tasks. Assist in preparing budgets, financial and management reports and overseeing the work of Assistant Accountants. He/she reports to and plays an advisory role to the Chief accountant.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options.
• Maintains financial security by following internal controls.
• Prepare aging of receivables and payables.
• Supervise preparation of bank reconciliation statements.
• Verify bank deposits and payments.
• Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents.
• Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
• Plan, assign and review other accounts staff’s work.
• Guides assistant accountants and clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions. Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
• Secures financial information by completing database backups.
• Verify, allocate, post and reconcile transactions. Verifying balances in account books and rectifying discrepancies.
• Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results. Analyze financial information and summarise financial status.
• Managing day-to-day transactions.
• Verify business expenses before disbursing payments and ensure appropriate coding of expense ledgers.
• Participate in financial standards setting and in forecast process.
• Provide input into department’s goal setting process.
• Participate in internal and external audits.
• Support month-end and year-end close process.
• Liaise with the Chief Accountant and/or Manager on work status and client issues that arise.
• Prepares payments by verifying documentation and requesting disbursements.
• Tax filing.
• Manage periodical stock taking; month end and year end.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Person’s specifications:
Academic qualifications and experience Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration majoring in accounting or Bachelor’ degree in Accounting or Finance. Certified Public Accountant certification, preferably level 3. A minimum 3-5 years’ experience in accounting/finance.

Skills and Competences:
• Thorough knowledge of accounting procedures and principles.
• Financial and non-financial reporting skills.
• Exemplary leadership, teamwork abilities, good organizational skills with attention to details.
• Able to work comfortably in a fast paced environment.
• Deadline-oriented.
• Confidentiality.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills.
• Time management. Initiative.
• Planning and organizing. Scheduling and monitoring.
• Communication skills.
• Problem analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Awareness of business trends.
• Experience with preparing financial statements.
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/ year end close process
• Excellent accounting software user and administration skills.
• Intermediate understanding of accounting and reporting standards, gaining experience in researching as it relates to accounting issues

Behavioral:
• Self-driven.
• Work as team to achieve desired results.
• High level of professionalism and integrity.
• Maintain high level of confidentiality.
• Good time manager.