Financial Accountant

If you possess good analytical skills, and are always up to a challenge, then we have the perfect opportunity for you.

We are looking for a highly motivated person able to work under own initiative and with minimum supervision to fulfill the role of Financial Accountant. The successful candidate will be working within the Finance Reporting team and reporting to the Finance Manager.

Responsibilities include:

• Preparing month end journal entries relating to costs of sales and operating costs, maintaining accruals and prepayments schedules as well as Intercompany reconciliations
• Assisting with the monthly revenue bill run upload onto the accounting system
• Reconciliation of Infrastructure project costings
• Explain variances to budget and to prior month/year
• Review, prepare and maintain management accounts set on a monthly basis
• Ownership of the monthly group consolidation and shareholders’ reporting template
• Ownership of quarterly bank reporting inclusive of performance commentary
• Assisting in the interim and year-end audit procedures and preparation of annual financial statements
• Liaising with the auditors as required
• Assistance with the preparation of quarterly Vat returns and other statutory tax reporting requirements
• Supporting the Finance Manager and Financial Controller on an ad hoc basis

Job Requirements:

• In possession of a University degree in Accounting or ACCA equivalent
• Conversant with IFRS
• Proficient in MS Office is a must especially MS Excel
• Analytical skills and excellent attention to detail
• Multi-tasking abilities and time management skills
• Have at least 2 years’ experience in a similar role.