Job Description

and experienced individuals to fill the position of Accountant. Reporting to the Finance Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for managing and ensuring the financial health of the organization through effective financial reporting, working capital management, and ensuring internal control effectiveness.

ACCOUNTANT

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities
The key responsibilities of the Accountant shall include but not limited to: -
STATUTORY AND FINANCIAL REPORTING
• Preparation of timely and accurate monthly management accounts, annual financial statements for financial reporting purposes per IFRS and applicable laws.
• Prepares monthly and financial commentary-financial performance & position, cash-flow, ratios for management and board decision making.
• Delivering high quality output for the financial reporting process
• Performance variance analysis and expenditure updates in accordance with the approved budget
• Monthly ageing analysis of Debtors
• Perform monthly reconciliations: creditors, intercompany, growers.
• Prepares monthly exchange gain or loss journals.
• Monthly coordination of stock-takes at the factory and updating stock pricing
• Assist the finance manager with credit control.

STRATEGY AND PLANNING
• Maintenance and documentation of accounting procedures and policies
• Business process improvement to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
• Team management, mentoring and staff development with the assistance of the finance manager.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
• Reviews primary sources of accounting information captured journals for financial reporting.
• Checks accuracy of general ledger daily to ensure adequacy and accuracy of trial balance.
• Reviews monthly audit file to ensure adequate audit trail.

TAX AND COMPLIANCE
• Ensure compliance to statutory, finance and tax regulations with the assistance from the finance manager and tax consultant if need be.
• Reviews captured primary sources for Tax Compliance daily and correct any discrepancies.
• Reviews regulatory returns and monitors for timeous payments to the regulator e.g. PAYE, QPDs, VAT
• Computes Income Tax Schedules for Quarterly Payment Dates/ Annual Payment Dates & completion of returns with the assistance from the finance manager

CASH FLOW MANAGEMENT
• Checks Cashflow schedules & recommends use of cash resources daily.
• Reviews payment schedules for growers, departmental costs and supporting documents for completeness and accuracy.
• Reviews Bank Reconciliation and Cash Balance declarations daily

BUDGETING AND CONTROL
• Ensures that expenditure is carried out within set budget limits.
• Performance variance analysis and expenditure updates in accordance with the approved budget

Qualifications and Experience

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• University degree in Finance and Accounting.
• Professional Accounting Qualification or equivalent e.g.CA, CIMA, ACCA and /or CPA.
• Minimum of 3 years post qualification experience in accounting field.

Attributes
• Business and Financial Analytical abilities
• Strong reporting, mathematical and analytical aptitude.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Superb leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent presentation skills, collaboration, and communication abilities.

How to Apply

Applicants should submit their Application Letters clearly indicating the position applied for together with detailed Curriculum Vitae and Certified Copies of Certificates by not later than the 21 February 2024 to: [email protected]