Senior Accountant

Job Purpose To oversee and control general accounting operations by controlling and verifying our financial transactions. Key Accountabilities Auditing Process Recheck and audit the assets report and run the depreciation cycle (monthly). Prepare and audit the financial reports (Balance sheet, Income statement, cash flow) (upon closing). Verify the salaries after auditing them before the final approval by the chief accountant. (monthly) Audit and verify the count stock Reconciliation and monitor the differences on monthly basis. Audit and analyze the cost and the gross margin report for the costing system. Follow up with accounting department in our local subsidiaries to prepare and submit the documents needed by the external auditors. Audit and verify the financial reports send by the external auditor and follow up with chief accounting regarding any governmental issue. Verify the payments of the NSITF, work compensation and payee before the final approval by the chief accountant. Change the system rate if there is any changing. Follow up and control credit limit policy. Audit the applying of price list policy. Audit and verify the value added tax report before the final approval by the chief accountant. Audit the trail balance once per week. Follow up with IT DEPARTMENT in order to create and update reports can help in the audit procedure. Opening new accounts on the chart of account. Audit the monthly reports and submit. Audit the withholding tax and submit .(ghana) Check and audit the cost shipments and close the orders. Confirm the banks and sister companies rec. prepared by the accountant. Prepare reports requested by managements. Open item codes. Support in solving technical problems. Conduct a well-organized and comprehensive training program for the new joiners that will handle the operations in our subsidiaries in Africa. Control and audit the fixed assets (Disposal and depreciation). Control the stock item codes in the inventory system. Reporting Check , analyze and submit the financial reports on time Review and audit the VAT Report on monthly basis in order to be submitted to chief accounting Review the following reports before submitting to the MD’s on Monthly Basis: Monthly Expenses Report to compare the expenses of previous year with the current year for the same month. Monthly report to be submitted on monthly basis including the sales percentage/ Account Receivable/ cash collection/ Inventory / employees headcount in comparison with the previous year of the same month. Aging report to monitor customer’s credit that should not exceeds 3 months. Qualifications Experience Minimum 4-5 years of experience in Accounting Education and Certification Holder of a Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Finance ,Business Administration or any related field Master’s Degree is a Plus Job Specific Skills Arabic and English Language Proficiency, French is a must Microsoft Office Proficiency Excellent Verbal and Written Communication Skills. Ability to Work Under Pressure. Good Time Management. Accuracy. Strong Team Player. Competencies Attention to Details-L4Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving-L3Integrity-L3Reliability & Commitment-L3Communication-L3