Description PURPOSE OF THE JOB
To manage and oversee the tax, external compliances and accounting functions.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Accounting (30%)
- Responsible for assigned accounting transactions in our system and ensure the correctness of imputation,
- Prepares payments after verifying all the required documentation and requesting approval for disbursements,
- Perform periodical accounting closing,
- Follow the accounting procedures and rules of the Ghana, in order to assure that the information presented in the financial reports is correct,
- The compliance of invoices, salaries is verified according to the procedures, and their timely payment is assured,
- Ensure the daily management of banking relations,
- Ensure a quarterly update of asset inventory,
- Support to internal and external audits,
- May carry out some administrative and logistics task (Transport, procurement, bookings,…)
- Assist in budgets preparation, reviews and monitoring.
Taxation (40%)
- Prepare tax declaration and social contributions to GRA,…and pay them timely;
- Manage and facilitate controls for tax authorities and administrators;
- Generate the annual financial statements and have them filed within acceptable legal timelines
- Manage the tax audits.
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Recovery, Stock, AR, Fleet and fuel management (30%)
- Ensure recovery is done daily and no delays on cash receipts from customers.
- Ensure significant accounts are closely managed and mitigate any risks around them.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Supervision of all accountants
- Assist in monitoring the use of cash and archive properly and efficiently/effectively.
GENERAL DUTIES
- Responsible for assigned accounting transactions in our system and ensure the correctness of imputation,
- Prepares payments after verifying all the required documentation and requesting approval for disbursements,
- Perform periodical accounting closing,
- Follow the accounting procedures and rules of the Ghana, in order to assure that the information presented in the financial reports is correct,
- The compliance of invoices, salaries is verified according to the procedures, and their timely payment is assured,
- Ensure the daily management of banking relations,
- Ensure a quarterly update of asset inventory,
- Support to internal and external audits,
- May carry out some administrative and logistics task (Transport, small procurement, bookings,…)
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
- Tax and finance compliances : zero incompliances (VAT, CIT, SSNIT, WHT, PAYE,…)
- Accounting compliances with internal and external requirements
- Recovery and costs control, and clean balance sheets
- Any other business requirements that the line manager/director will entrust to the employee
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