Descriptions
Summary
**Job Title: Accountant**
**Job Type: Full-time**
**Deadline: Not specified**
**Overview:**
- Lead and manage financial accounting and management accounting functions
- Ensure accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, and compliance with IFRS and local regulations
- Provide strategic financial insights, budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis to support informed decision-making and drive business growth
**Key Responsibilities:**
- **Managerial Responsibilities:**
- Lead and manage all accounting and financial reporting functions
- Provide financial leadership and strategic support to the Corporate Manager and Senior Management
- Supervise and mentor junior accounting staff (if applicable)
- **Functional Responsibilities:**
- Review and approve payment processes to ensure accuracy and compliance
- Oversee and review postings to ensure completeness and accuracy
- Ensure timely preparation and review of bank reconciliations
- Oversee preparation and review of balance sheet reconciliations and prepayment schedules
- Oversee and review the month-end closing process
- Oversee and monitor company obligations to ensure completeness, accuracy, and timely settlement
- Oversee and review supplier records and procurement processes
- Oversee and review tax filings to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance
- Enforce adherence to all internal control processes
- **Management Accounting & Financial Planning:**
- Lead the annual budgeting process and periodic financial forecasts
- Perform variance analysis (budget vs actual) and provide explanations and recommendations
- Prepare monthly management reports and financial dashboards for decision-making
- Conduct cost analysis and profitability assessments across business activities
- **Strategic & Business Support:**
- Provide financial insights and recommendations to support strategic initiatives
- Partner with different departments to improve financial performance
- Identify cost-saving opportunities and efficiency improvements
**Requirements:**
- **Academic and Professional Qualification:**
- University Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration or an equivalent from a credible institution
- Fully qualified CPA / ACCA (Mandatory)
- **Experience:**
- Minimum 3 years of progressive experience in accounting and finance
- Experience in a fast-paced or growing organization is an added advantage
- Experience of information management and using Microsoft Excel and other IT tools to manage and store data
**Benefits:**
- Not specified
**Working Relationships:**
- Internal customers: Tax & Accounting Manager, Other departments
- External customers: Suppliers
**Competencies:**
- Technical:
- Good understanding of accounting principles
- Experience of processing financial transactions and maintaining financial records
- Experience of information management and using Microsoft Excel and other IT tools to manage and store data
- Functional:
- Outstanding organizational skills with the ability to manage a busy and varied workload
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, including great interpersonal skills
- Ability to interpret financial data and provide strategic insights
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Good working knowledge of QuickBooks and ability to learn new softwares that may be introduced to manage work processes
- Behavioural:
- Ability to work quickly and [...]
How to apply
Use the application link below to open the official application form.
