Vacancy: Accounting Manager

An opportunity exists for an experienced Finance/Accounts professional to oversee Finance and Accounting functions in a leading financial institution.  

Position: Accounting Manager

Job Summary:

The job holder will be responsible for:

• Preparing the statements of financial position, comprehensive income and other financial reports
• Analysing trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses
• Coordinating and overseeing the daily workflow of the unit’s routine functions, including training, and coaching, conducting performance reviews, and enforcing company policies and practices

Responsibilities would include: 

• Ensuring compliance with internal and external controls
• Performing general cost accounting and other related duties in the accounting department
• Analysing trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses for input into strategic plans and annual budgets
• Preparing periodic (monthly) balance sheets, income statements, and profit and loss statements
• Maintaining the Investment portfolio of the organisation
• Preparing pension plan, annual financial statement and ensuring the preparation and circulation of individual pension plan statements to employees
• Auditing transactions to approve ledger entries; maintaining the general ledger
• Verifying the integrity of the fixed asset register
• Review and sign off on bank reconciliation statements
• Ensuring vendors’ accounts are reconciled and monitors accounts payables
• Authorising transactions within designated authority
• Ensuring payment of all statutory and recurring financial obligations
• Overseeing the external audit; provides outside auditors with assistance; gathers necessary account information and documents to perform the annual audit
• Managing month-end and year-end closing
• Preparing monthly reports for submission to the Regulator and other supervisory bodies
• Resolving escalated matters within the expected timeframe
• Ensuring the confidentiality of sensitive data
• Recommending updates to enhance the accounting software
• Review and advise on changes to policies, processes, procedures and controls to improve productivity and service, reduce risk and achieve targets for area of responsibility

Requirements:

Minimum Education & Training:

• Professional Accounting Certification (ACCA, CPA or CGA)

Preferred Experience:

• 5 years experience working as an Accountant, including at least 2 to 3 years experience at a supervisory or managerial level

Preferred Competencies, Qualities and Character Traits:

1. Strong leadership and management skills
2. Excellent emotional intelligence and customer service skills
3. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
4. Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
5. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
6. Extensive knowledge of general accounting principles and IFRS
7. Ability to create, implement, and monitor budgets
8. Ability to manage large amounts of data
9. Ability to explain complex financial data in clear, concise and straightforward language
10. Strong knowledge of applicable laws, regulations and by-laws
11. Proficient in the core software, accounting software, Microsoft Office Suite and related software

Interested professionals who meet or exceed the requirements are invited to submit their application to the attention of the Human Resource Department at P O Box 886 by 29 November 2024.