Job Vacancy for Financial Accountant.

Company Profile

Our Client is a fast paced multinational company in the transport industry that has a commitment to creating an enabling environment for its employees who avail themselves to the many varied opportunities that it can offer in terms of encouraging innovative thinking, offering competitive remuneration packages to staff, responsibilities and awareness creation so that they can perform effectively and efficiently.

Job Description

Financial Accountant shall perform the full range of accounting duties. Successful performance requires thorough knowledge of general, commercial, fund and governmental accounting procedures and skill to exercise sound independent judgment within established guidelines.
She/he will be responsible for leading and managing all accounting, budget, finance, treasury and risk management functions for our Client.
He/she shall report to the Finance & Administration Manager.

Key & Responsibilities

Reviews and analyzes accounting documents and transactions for proper coding and to ensure accuracy of information and calculations.
Examines supporting documents to establish proper authorization and conformance with agreements, contracts and state and federal regulations.
Prepares cash receipt vouchers and appropriate journal entries; compiles and prepares financial statements, general and subsidiary ledgers and supporting schedules.
Maintains expenditure and budgetary control accounts; posts property tax entries, inventory build-up and debt service fund entries.
Analyzes and reconciles bank statements and accounts as assigned; reimburses petty cash accounts.
Reviews monthly performance reports to ensure accurate reporting; reviews and provides financial information for quarterly performance reports.
Analyzes accrual accounts as established by the budget; prepares monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements reporting those of state and federal monies.
Processes account payable and payroll documents.
Communicates with necessary parties inside and outside District to resolve accounting questions; interprets and applies rules and regulations of the District and other government legislation affecting the District in accounting matters.
Proofreads financial reports, reconciles accounts for periodic closing, and analyzes Financial Management System reports to assure accuracy; makes correcting entries and recommends improvements in its procedures.
Provides technical support to other departments, accountants and clerical staff; reviews and processes expense reports.
Prepares quarterly reports of sales and use tax; reviews and verifies daily cash handling reports; analyzes variances in cash collections and reports reason to management.
Prepares work papers, financial statements and various reports for submission to federal, state, and other agencies and for internal accounting and budgetary purposes.
Prepares input for the Fixed Asset Information System from payment documents, journal vouchers, cost reports and other documents.

Required Skills or Experience

A university degree in Accounting, Commerce, Economics, Business Administration or related field.
A professional accounting qualification to final level e.g. CPA, ACCA or CA equivalent is desirable.
A minimum of Five years relevant work experience
Must have a good working knowledge of accounting software

How To Apply

Cover letters and CV’s should be addressed to the address below:

The Chief Executive Officer
AFRINAT Ground Transport Limited
PMB KIA

at:

omanstefan@yahoo.com

Job Vacancy for Financial Accountant.

Job Description

A Multinational Supply Chain Company requires the services of a Financial Accountant to support its financial management system in Ghana.

Duty Station: Accra (with occasional travels to project sites)

Primary purpose of the role:
Provide business/commercial support information and advice to Finance Manager Ghana and business group management team in a way that enhances decision processes in line with group requirements and best practice to deliver on the country strategy.

Key Accountabilities:

Planning events – budgeting, forecasting, IBPs for the Ghana Business
P&L Management with the Finance Manager
Working capital management – Debtors, creditors, stocks, Capex, cash forecasts etc.
Ghana balance sheet oversight and integrity
Group compliance – Reporting, commentaries, variance action planning, audit facilitation and project process oversight
Ghana tax compliance to statutory and group standards
Maintenance of asset register
Risk management – internal control oversight and improvement


Required Skills or Experience

Applicants must possess a relevant University Degree plus a professional qualification in accounting or finance (CA, ACCA, CIMA etc) with at least 5-7 years hands-on experience as an Accountant. Working experience with a multinational company will be an added advantage.

Required Competencies:

Customer orientation
People management
Business acumen
Cross-border thinking
Change management skills

How To Apply

To apply, please send your CV by mail to: premconnections@gmail.com not later than 25th May 2012. Please indicate the position in the subject line of your mail. Only shortlisted applicants will be considered.