Accountant

Provide support to Chief Financial Officer to perform a variety of finance related tasks.

Reporting to   Chief Financial Officer

Principal Accountabilities

• Collaborate with Chief Financial Officer and other team members to successfully execute various accounting tasks.
• Maintain company ledgers and daily financial transactions.
• Create financial documents such as bills, invoices, pay-orders, payables, receivables and purchase orders.
• Identify discrepancies in ledgers and accounts, tracking them to the source and correcting them.
• Coordinate and manage payment and billing details of external service providers, contractors and vendors.
• Verify payments and deposits made through the company account and coordinate with the bank.
• Create daily reports for management and team members.
• Reconciling the company’s bank statements and bookkeeping ledgers 
• Preparing and submitting monthly/quarterly/yearly statutory returns
• Costing of imported goods
• Developing procurement strategies that are inventive and cost-effective.
• Sourcing and engaging reliable suppliers and vendors.
• Negotiating with suppliers and vendors to secure advantageous terms.

• Managing income and expenditure accounts
• Generating the company’s financial reports using income and expenditure data
• Keeping a check on the company’s finances based on financial status

• Coach and train junior staff

• Building and maintaining long-term relationships with vendors and suppliers.
• Submit regulatory returns such VAT, APS, PAYE, etc
• Participate in implementation of new ERP.

Experience and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or any other acceptable qualification
• At least 3 years of relevant experience
• Demonstrate practical experience with accounting software and a working knowledge of Microsoft Office products
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong organizational skills
• Ability to work well with diverse group of peers
• Self-motivated to work independently and balance workload assignments within time constraints
• Communicates in positive, respectful manner
• Ability to apply analytical and interpretive skills to problem solving