Career

Prime Objectives

To develop and maintain accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements. Shall handle a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation, financial reporting, year-end audit preparation and the support of budget and forecast activities.

Roles & Responsibilities

Operational

• Establish and monitor the implementation and maintenance of accounting control procedures.

• Verify all invoices received from suppliers are supported by duly approved Purchase Orders, email correspondences and authorizations by the respective Managers prior to processing on the Account Payables system.

• Oversee the activities of the payables and receivables in adherence to internal accounting policies and procedures.

• Oversee the cash disbursements and petty cash accounts and reconciliation of accounts.

• Compile and analyze financial information to prepare monthly reports.

• 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.

• Prepare monthly and annual profit and loss, cash flow, balance sheet statements and variance analysis reports for financial management reports and monthly closing and cost accounting reports.

• Ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met, compile and analyze financial information to prepare financial statements including quarterly and annual accounts.

• Ensure accurate and timely quarterly and year end close.

• Review Capital Expenditure and Corporate Budget spends.

• Reconciliation of all Banks accounts on monthly basis.

• Financial audit preparation and coordinate the audit process.

• Coordination with internal and external audit process.

• Support of budget and forecast activities.

• Ensure budgetary control by close involvement in the budgeting process, communicating budgets, reporting variances and following up on corrective actions.

• Ensure financial records are maintained in compliance with accepted policies and procedures.

• Maintain relevant accounting and finance files and information accurately and in line with procedures to ensure ease of access to updated information.

• Develop and maintain financial data bases.

• Resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities.

• Undertake similar or related activities as requested

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Required Skills, Experience & Qualification

1. Internal

• All Business & Support Units.

• As part of day to day activities

2. External

• Consultants/External Trainers

• As part of day to day activities

3. Level of external interaction

• This position has medium level of external interaction.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in accountant

Experience:

• 2-3 years of similar work experience in Accountants.

Business Understanding:

• This position requires basic level of business understanding.

• Honest and Trustworthy

• Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity

• Flexible

• Work ethics

• Should have acquired basic accounting coursework.

• This position follows the HSE policies and procedures set by the company as well ensure the department also follows the same.