Job Description

Job purpose:

• Administer appropriate accounting practices to facilitate efficient and productive financial management practices for the company. Provide financial information to management by researching and analyzing accounting data.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare and review budget, revenue, expense, payroll entries, and other accounting documents and submit copies to the Managing Director for discussion.
• Prepare financial assets, liabilities, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Undertake a monthly Reconciliation exercise on all the company’s Bank Accounts which must involve account balance shown on bank statements, deposits in transit, outstanding checks etc and submit feedback/advice to the Managing Director.
• Facilitate the acquisition, disbursement, repayment and adequate and up-to-date records on company’s bank facilities through a two-way communication platform between the Managing Director, Operations Manager and relevant officers of the issuing bank.
• Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents.
• Prepare payments by verifying documentation, and requesting disbursements.
• Comply with the statutory financial legal requirements and advising management on critical and essential actions to taken.
• Manage, keep records, and ensure that the company meets its statutory Tax and Social Security obligations.
• Analysing data collected in order to determine the state of the company’s financial health, and to understand where the company is generating and losing revenue and advice management accordingly
• Resolve accounting discrepancies and recommend to management appropriate expenditure control measures.
• Other job related duties that may be assigned by management from time to time.
• Secure financial information by completing data base backups (hard copy & soft copy) and ensure all such information remain strictly confidential.

Required Skills or Experience

• Self-motivation
• Integrity
• Ability to reflect on one's own work as well as the wider consequences of financial decisions
• business acumen and interest
• Organisational skills and ability to manage deadlines
• Teamworking ability
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in IT
• Analytical ability
• A methodical approach and problem-solving skill