Accountant

Job description

The responsibilities include:

Ensure that all financial transactions are carried out and recorded in accordance with standard financial procedures.
Daily review of sales reports and purchases to ensure company profitability
Preparation of the daily dashboard to track key drivers
Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial statements and presentation of financial statement to Management.
Preparation of all statutory returns (NAPSA, ZRA returns, NHIMA) and submitting them on time.
Follow appropriate authorisation procedures for payments and requisitions, and ensure others follow them.
Developing of annual budgets in collaboration with Management.
Conducting monthly and annual performance reviews of the business and monitoring actual expenditures against income generated.
Providing guidance for annual work planning and budget consolidating ensuring allocation to appropriate financing, components, categories, location.
Prepare the monthly payroll. Check the month end cashbooks and ensure that all book-keeping and is accurate.
Prepare, monitor and manage all staff contracts
Ensure that all financial records are properly kept and as recorded in the booksof accounts
Prepare bank reconciliation every monthly.
Reconciliation of supplier, creditor and debtor accounts
Prepare an analysis of the cashbooks, management report, comparison with budget, and commentary at the end of the month.
Monitor actual expenditure versus budgets.
Prepare cashflow projections
With other staff, monitor actual spend against activities and adjust the spending forecast as needed
Carry out other accounting and financial management tasks as necessary.
Continue to develop appropriate financial systems and help all staff to understand and work with them.
Attend and guide physical stock take processes which may be out of town.

At least 3 years experience

Appropriate Accountancy Qualifications BA or ACCA