Job Description
Job purpose
- The Accountant is responsible for timely recording of all business expenses from various business units.
- The position is responsible to interact and communicate with internal and external clienteles and ensure their operations are not unnecessarily jeopardized by responding aptly to authorize requests.
- The position is also responsible for monthly review and reconciliation of accounts payable and receivable.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
- Authorise all expense vouchers in accordance with company policy.
- Ensure accurate and timely daily recordkeeping and accounting systems of payment vouchers and classifying in accordance with company policy.
- Daily check, reconciliation, update and correction of transaction postings as appropriate; promptly attend to reported reconciling items from cashier team.
- Reconcile accounts payable and receivable ledgers at month end.
- Create visibility into expense drivers through robust reporting and analysis; perform other account analysis and reconciliations as may be required.
- Assist with providing documentation for external auditor requests; perform account analysis and reconciliations as may be required.
- Supervise, manage and train subordinates.
- Identify and implement processes improvements in the expense accounting process; establish work flow procedures and policies, develop Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for all processes within the job role.
Competencies and Attributes
- Attention to Detail - being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Strong analytical / problem solving skill.
- Exceptional organizational, prioritization, decision-making, and planning skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with all business units across the company.
- Ability to work together in a team setting.
- Efficient communication and interpersonal skill.
- Must have good mathematical and Microsoft office (excel, word) skills.
- Working knowledge of ERP systems,can undertake pressure
- Work experience in well-known companies is preferred,under the age of 30