Job Description

The organization invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced individuals to fill the position of Assistant Accountant. Reporting to the Accountant, the incumbent will be responsible for financial reporting, statutory compliance, and ensuring that the internal controls of the organization are working effectively.

ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities
The key responsibilities of the Assistant Accountant shall include but not limited to: -

MONTHLY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
• Prepares a list of all receipts and payments (bank analysis) for the month in excel.
• Analyses all transactions to determine and insert the correct posting code.
• Prepares journals for cash transactions.
• Prepares journals for fixed assets, provisions, prepayments and accruals, staff debtors, grower accounts.
• Captures journals into the general ledger.
• Reconciles ledger balances against intercompany schedules, petty cash, growers and stock schedules.
• Prints and reference reconciliations, supporting schedules and the ledger.
• Compiles and files all schedules in the relevant sections in the audit file

BANK RECONCILIATIONS
• Requests for bank statements at the end of each month
• Captures and post all transactions on the statement into the Cash management module.
• Captures and post monthly bank transactions from the bank analysis into the cash management module.
• Matches and knocks off transactions.
• Prints the bank reconciliation statement, ledger and attach the bank statement.

PAYMENTS
• Receives authorized order, requisition, three quotations from the procurement department.
• Prepares a payment requisition and attach supporting documents.
• Obtains authorization to process payment from Accountant, Finance Manager and the Director
• Fills in the RTGS form or uploads payments into banking system after requisition approvals.
• Obtains signatures from bank authorized signatories.

FIXED ASSETS
• Updates the Fixed Assets register monthly with acquisitions and disposals.
• Calculates monthly depreciation charge.
• Prepares monthly journals.
• Performs physical verification of assets quarterly.
• Tags all new assets with unique asset numbers.

GROWERS
• Laise with the factory staff to obtain the growers cost cards.
• Reconcile the growers cost cards and assess the outstanding amounts.

STATUTORY RETURNS
• Ensures that monthly returns have been submitted timeously.

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 2 years post qualification experience in accounting field.

Attributes
• Business and Financial Analytical abilities
• Strong reporting, mathematical and analytical aptitude.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• 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]