Key Responsibilities

• Review all journal entries and ensure that they are in line with normal business activities , adequately supported, accurately captured and compliant with accounting standards.
• Timely post all journals from the assistant accountants
• Prepare month end journals related to leases, uniform, prepayments,royalties,other receivables, provisions in line with supporting documents and ensure compliance with accounting standards.
• Responsible for the month end calendar and facilitation of month end close
• Communicates the month end timetable to the team and ensures 100% compliance to set deadlines
• Execute monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing processes on time.
• Maintains general ledger and balance sheet accuracy.
• Responsible for the rollforward of the monthly balance sheet reconciliations and ensures all recons are updated and reviewed accurately and the bs recons fully tie to the tb with no variances.
• Communicates to the team identified issues at month end and insures their resolution.
• Participates in the preparation of cash flow and working capital forecast.
• Responsible for accurate maintenance of the following schedules
• Insurance prepayments
• PPE
• Inventory
• Uniform
• Leases
• Royalties
• Claims provisions
• Responsible for the maintenance of the quarterly audit rollforward schedules
• Leases
• Uniform
• PPE
• Cost of sales
• Prepayments
• Reviews and approves supplier and bank reconciliations.
• Reviews supplier payments.
• Authorizes supplier and other third party payments.
• Maintains relationships with key suppliers.
• Manages and owns day’s payables outstanding and alignment to day’s receivables outstanding.
• Manages supplier payment terms.
• Oversees the bank reconciliations and ensures they are adequately signed
• Ensures that all bank mandates are up to date quarterly and changes are immediately actioned.
• Reviews and approves petty cash
• Ensures all direct debit files are executed on time and acts as first line approver and checker.
• Facilitating month end reporting and ensuring the team is aware of their responsibilities and complies to the set deadlines.
• Local and regional reporting support
• Provision of management reports as requested.
• Completes and submits regional reports on management requests.
• Participate in the design/ development/ review/ implementation and monitoring of the departmental safety plans for each year.
• Participate in safety forums created by company for example safety meetings and safety talks
• Report all safety incidents to the relevant people
• Discuss all safety incidents
• Follow-up on any activities assigned through safety meeting/committee/representative/management
• Attend safety education and refresher programmes
• Comply with safety policies and procedures at workplace
• Distribute safety information as and when required
• Supervise direct reports and provide mentorship and coaching.
• Conduct regular performance evaluations, set clear key performance indicators (KPIs), and manage individual development plans for team members.
• Identify skill gaps within the team and design structured training programs and foster a continuous learning environment

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
• Studying toward a professional qualification (ACCA,CIMA,BICA)
• 4-6 years’ experience in systems administration and management experience
• 2 years experience in supervisory role would be added advantage
• Knowledge of Financial principles and practices
• Knowledge of financial controls and audit standards
• Knowledge of how to perform and review reconciliations
• Knowledge of how to implement financial control and sound knowledge of accounting standards, tax legislation, financial regulations.

How to Apply