The Accountant must be chartered or an associate fellow and will be responsible for managing all financial transactions, from fixed payments and variable expenses to bank deposits and budgets. Ultimately, the accountant provides accurate quantitative information on financial position, liquidity and cash flows of the business, while ensuring compliance with all tax regulations. Also to collect, analyze, record and report the financial data, auditing financial documents and procedures, reconciling bank statements of the company in order to make data-driven business decisions.
Key roles and responsibilities
- Manage all accounting transactions
- Prepare budget forecasts
- Publish financial statements in time
- Handle monthly, quarterly and annual closings
- Reconcile accounts payable and receivable
- Ensure timely bank payments
- Compute taxes and prepare tax returns
- Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
- Report on the company’s financial health and liquidity
- Audit financial transactions and documents
- Comply with financial policies and regulations
- Reconciling the company's bank statements and bookkeeping ledgers
- Completing analysis of the employee expenditures
- Managing income and expenditure accounts
- Generating the company's financial reports using income and expenditure data
- Keeping a check on the company's finances based on financial status
- Filing and remitting taxes and other financial obligations
- Initiating and managing financial and accounting software used by the company
Requirements:
- BSc in Accounting and Finance with First class honors
- Additional Certification (ICAN or ANAN) is a plus
- Minimum of 4 years working experience as an Accountant
- Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP and ACCA.)
- Hands-on experience with accounting software like FreshBooks and QuickBooks etc
- Advanced MS Excel skills including VLOOKUP’s and pivot tables
- Experience with general ledger functions, Auditing and Tax Filling.
- Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills