Accountant

Job purpose

Performing various financial activities like preparing financial statements, maintaining accurate financial records, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations.

Key accountability areas

Financial recordkeeping:

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date general ledger accounts.
• Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded.
• Reconcile accounts payable and receivable.

Financial reporting:

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
• Assist in the preparation of budget forecasts and variance analysis.
• Support in the preparation of year-end financial reports and documentation.

Account reconciliation:

• Perform monthly account reconciliations to ensure all balances are accurate.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies and variances in financial data.

Compliance & audit support:

• Ensure compliance with internal policies and accounting principles.
• Assist with internal and external audits, providing necessary documentation and explanations.

Accounts receivable:

• Perform the invoicing process, ensuring accurate billing to clients and proper payment processing.
• Follow up accounts payable, ensuring timely payment to vendors and suppliers.
• Monitor accounts receivable, ensuring timely collections from customers and following up on overdue accounts.

Financial analysis & reporting:

• Assist management in analyzing financial data and performance to support decision-making.

Cost tracking & control:

• Monitor and track expenses to ensure the company stays within budget.
• Assist in cost control measures and identify cost-saving opportunities.

Ad-hoc tasks:

• Perform other accounting-related duties as assigned by the Finance Manager or Controller.

Role accountability

HR proficiency:

• Ability to obtain updated soft and technical skills related to the job.
• To have a vision and a plan for the career path and how to achieve it.

Delivery:

• Perform the planned activities to meet the operational and development targets as per delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time.
• Provide a periodic report formatted by detailing the deviation and execution of planned tasks.

Problem-solving:

• Solve any related problems that arise and escalate any complex operational issues.

Quality:

• Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes including specifications for products or processes or related activities.

Business process improvements:

• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automation opportunities as much as possible.

Compliance:

• Comply with related policy and procedures and work instructions.

Health, safety, and environment:

• Ensure compliance of relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within defined area of work activity to guarantee safety, legislative compliance, and delivery of high-quality products/services.

Academic qualification

Bachelor degree in Accounting

Work experience

2 to 4 years

Technical / functional competencies

• Financial accounting (FI)
• Accounts receivable (AR)
• Reconciliation
• Financial reporting