Accountant

Role Title:  Accountant

Role purpose summary:

Responsible and support the senior accountant for the fulfillment of straightforward accounting tasks and is subject to daily supervision.

Key Responsibilities and Accountability:

• Carry out day-to-day bookkeeping and finance/ accounting (payments/ receivables/ payroll) tasks that are subject to well-defined procedures.


• Settle vendor accounts and reconcile purchase orders/receipts.


• Produce routine daily reports and documents using financial reporting systems


• Undertake analysis and ad hoc reports for use by the finance department, using manual or computerized records


• Conduct standard accounting analysis using accounting tools and systems


• Coordinate with various departments on accounting related activities


• Conduct reconciliation of bank overdraft accounts


• Handle petty cash payments


• Handle the employee related payments - advances, recoveries, etc.


• Supervise the input and handling of financial data and reports for the company's automated financial systems


• Take control & custody of cheques books/ gift vouchers and adherence to the internal control.


• Manage reconciliation of stock account with inventory records. - purchases - expenses - goods outwards


• Handle reconciliation of prepayment control account with sub ledgers.


• Conduct daily Sales Analysis and match collections / deposits made.


• Coordinate for collections and deposit in banks.


• Conduct reconciliation of other balance sheet schedules as per prescribed standards and guidelines


• Handle petty cash payments


• Handle the employee related payments - advances, recoveries, etc.


• Handle the full and final settlement calculation of employees.


• Recommend, develop and maintain financial data bases, computer software systems and manual filing systems


• Supervise the input and handling of financial data and reports for the company's automated financial systems


• Take control & custody of cheques books and adherence to the internal control.


• Manage reconciliation of stock account with inventory records. - purchases - expenses - goods outwards


• Handle processing of cheques /TT payments, Commission & royalty payments


• Handle reconciliation of prepayment control account with sub ledgers


• Conduct daily Sales Analysis and match collections / deposits made.


• Coordinate for collections and deposit in banks.


• Assist department team for assigned projects as and when required


• The above list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and you may be required to undertake other responsibilities and training as requested by your line manager, appropriate to your grade and commensurate with the business need.