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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