Accountant
Full time @Sumac Microfinance Bank posted 11 hours ago in Business and Finance Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Experience 3 Years
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Industry Finance
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Qualifications Degree Bachelor
Job Description
About the Role
The job holder will be responsible for maintaining accurate and timely original accounting entries and records while delivering high-quality client service to internal and external customers, while ensuring adherence to policies and procedures in all accounting processes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ownership of all the General Ledger accounts, ensuring that they are reconciled at all times.
- Preparation of bi-monthly bank reconciliations through the core banking system
- Maintaining the fixed assets register modules through the core banking system
- Proposing and implementing revised finance and procurement policies
- Implementation of other system upgrade areas affecting accounts operations and reporting
- Accurate and timely posting of entries while ensuring data integrity in the core banking system
- Correct matching of all accounting entries to their budgeted cost and revenue centers
- Timely accrual of all costs and revenues
- Timely payments of suppliers and customer payment requests while verifying documentation
- Timely settlement of statutory obligations, such as taxes and loan obligations
- Filing of statutory reports to regulators by the set statutory deadlines
- Manage cash flows at the bank level and ensure adequacy at all times
- Accurate and timely preparation of monthly and annual accounts, namely balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports, in adherence to relevant IFRS
- Provide oversight on overall adherence to budget
- Proactive cost management on OPEX
- Responsible for payroll reconciliation after postings
- Provide guidance to onboard, train, set targets and manage the performance of staff reporting to you to ensure the achievement of their set targets.
- Act as an agent of the bank
- Timely treasury replenishment across all branches upon request
- Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
- Any other duties delegated by the supervisor from time to time
Qualifications and Technical Competencies
- University degree in either Finance/Accounting/Economics or Business Admin.
CPA (K) or ACCA Finalist. A master’s Degree will be an added advantage - 3 years working experience in a similar position in the banking industry preferably a regulated Microfinance Bank.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage time efficiently
- Ability to solve complex problems and make decisions effectively
- Good time management
- Respect for peers
- Confidentiality
- A team player
- Assertiveness and self-drive
- Honesty, reliability and dependability
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good communication skills
- Analytical skills
- Speed and accuracy
