Account Officer

The role oversees the day-to-day management of all finance activities in a timely and efficient manner.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Payments & Supplier Management

• Timely & accurate posting & payment of supplier invoices.
• Supplier account allocations & reconciliations.
• General ledger accounts reconciliations
• Intercompany balances reconciliations and confirmations.
• Maintain proper up-to-date records and filing system

Invoicing & Customer Management

• Timely and accurate invoicing and receipting.
• Timely dispatch of customer invoices and statements.
• Ensure full recovery and monthly reconciliations of disbursements accounts.
• Customer accounts allocation and reconciliations.
• Project statements preparation and reconciliation.
• Intercompany balances reconciliations and confirmations.
• General ledger accounts reconciliations.
• Maintain proper up-to-date records and filing system

Statutory Compliance

• Timely & accurate payment of monthly statutory obligations & other deductions.
• Reconciliations & reporting of any discrepancies.

Treasury and Cash Management

• Cash withdrawals & deposits.
• Proper petty cash management.
• Bank reconciliations.

Company Assets Management

• Maintain an accurate fixed asset register.
• Physical assets verification.

Sound Financial Corporate Governance

• Adherence to professional conduct.
• Adhere to set relevant policies.

Any other duty assigned by management.

Key Performance Areas/Indicators:

• Timely & accurate posting & payment of supplier invoices
• Supplier account allocations & reconciliations.
• Zero case of statutory non-compliance
• Timely cash withdrawal and deposit
• Updated asset register
• Co-operation with finance team
• Co-operation to external auditors.

Key Competencies and Skills

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting or its equivalent.
• CPA (K) or ACCA certification.
• Minimum of 3 years experience.

Skills & Competence:

• Strong computer and databases
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Aggressive in meeting targets.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Strong interpersonal skills, integral and transparency.
• Professionalism, high level of maturity, good character with positive values.
• Attention to details.
• Ability to run a month-end close process.