Accountant Come Again Investments Limited

Job Title: Accountant
Reports to: Finance Manager

Duties and Responsibilities
• Maintain general ledgers, cash books, debtor and creditor ledgers, fixed asset registers and job cost ledgers.
• Ensure reliability and accuracy of data entered into financial accounting system.
• Reconcile statements on a monthly basis to ensure all checks have been accounted for.
• Preparation of statutory returns including VAT, PAYEE and NSSF returns.
• Prepare and produce periodic financial statements.
• Oversee the filing of all accounting records (vouchers and supporting documents) that are in use and those forming the archives.
• Support the accounts assistants to ensure that all cash and cheque transactions are correctly recorded.
• Update all books of accounts and balance them with the general ledger on a regular and timely basis and ensure that reconciliation statements are prepared on time
• Ensure the reconciliation of manual records of debtors, creditors (if any), contingency and all other liability accounts, with the computerized records and follow up errors Cross-check all expenditure vouchers prepared by the accounts assistant to certify their genuineness.
• Support the Finance Manager to adequately prepare for auditors and to provide timely and satisfactory responses to all auditors &queries, comments and recommendations.
• Review expense, payroll entries, invoices, Local purchase orders and other accounting documents.
• Manage and update the fixed assets register

Job Requirements
• Graduate of Commerce, Accounts, Finance or Business Administration with accounting or Finance as a major.
• Professional Qualification CPA-(Minimum Level 3)
• At least Five years of continuous practical experience.
• Tally and related accounting software knowledge.
• Must be highly knowledgeable in accounting concepts, conventions and standards.
• Computer literacy with knowledge of Information Management packages.
• Ms Excel and Word are a MUST.
• Self-driven, innovative and able to work long hours under minimum supervision.
• High degree of integrity
• Excellent communication & Interpersonal skills