ACCOUNTANT, GENERAL

Job description

Job Purpose Bookkeeping and monitoring for accounting transactions Key Accountability Areas A/P: • Supervise supplier invoice processing and ensure 3-way matching accuracy. • Verify invoices for tax and policy compliance. • Oversee timely vendor payments and manage vendor inquiries. • Monitor accruals, prepayments, and ensure expenses align with accounting periods. • Reconcile accounts payable sub-ledger with vendor statements and resolve discrepancies. A/R: • Oversee customer invoicing, ensuring accuracy and adherence to contracts. • Evaluate customer creditworthiness and manage receivables to minimize bad debt. • Implement collection procedures and resolve overdue payment issues. • Reconcile customer accounts and analyze aging reports. Asset: • Manage accounting for fixed assets, including acquisition, depreciation, and disposal. • Ensure compliance with regulations and prevent inventory shrinkage. • Track and verify company assets periodically. G/L: • Oversee the general ledger and ensure accurate transaction recording. • Reconcile balance sheet accounts and resolve discrepancies. Other: • Prepare financial statements per IFRS and assist with external audits. • Support budget preparation, monitor financial performance, and identify risks. • Improve accounting processes for efficiency and compliance with local regulations. 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 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 automations opportunities as much as possible. Compliance: • Comply to 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 and Finance Work Experience 2 to 4 Years Technical / Functional Competencies Accounting Methods Accounting Principles Accounting Systems About this profession: Public finance accountants head the treasury department of a governmental institution. They manage the institution's financial administration, expenditure and income generation, and compliance with taxation and other financial legislation. They perform administrative duties to ensure record keeping, develop plans for budget management and perform financial forecasts. Typical duties of this profession: • Manage treasury, expenditure and income generation • Ensure compliance with taxation and financial legislation • Develop budget management plans and financial forecasts • Ensure accurate record keeping of financial data

Requirements

• Accounting techniques
• Tax legislation
• Inspect government expenditures

Skills