Accountant
JACOGAS
Total years of experience :16 years, 7 Months
• Compile and analyze financial information to prepare financial statements including monthly and annual accounts.
• Ensure financial records are maintained in compliance with accepted policies and procedures.
• Ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met.
• Prepare Cash Receipt Vouchers, Cash Payment Vouchers, Cheque Payment Vouchers, Pass Journal Vouchers and financial management reports.
• Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close
• Establish and monitor the implementation and maintenance of accounting control procedures.
• Recording and preparing daily entries for all suppliers’ invoices, keeping and following up the debts and credits accounts on a monthly basis, preparing monthly bank reconciliation.
• Resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities.
• Continuous management and support of budget and forecast activities.
• Monitor and support taxation issues.
• Develop and maintain financial data bases.
• Following up with department/clients regarding issues related to financial and accounting practices agreements and procedures handing accounts payables and accounts receivable and handling accounts payables and accounts receivable and handling general ledger accounting according to the generally accepted accounting principles.
• Financial audit preparation and coordinate the audit process.
• Ensure accurate and appropriate recording and analysis of revenues and expenses.
• Analyze and advise on business operations including revenue and expenditure trends, financial commitments and future revenues.
• Analyze financial information to recommend or develop efficient use of resources and procedures, provide strategic recommendations and maintain solutions to business and financial problems.
• Managed sales ledgers by chasing and collecting outstanding invoice payments from their customers arranged and performed regular audit visits to larger client’s premises to ensure security maintenance.
• Preparation of profit and loss statements and monthly closing and cost accounting reports.
• Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, and document business transactions.
• Establish, maintain, and coordinate the implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures.
• Analyze and review budgets and expenditures for local, state, federal, and private funding, contracts, and grants.
• Implementing the accounting system ensuring the accurate flow of financial documents, report and keeping accounting books, as well as providing the necessary reports and information as required.
• Monitor and review accounting and related system reports for accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare and review budget, revenue, expense, payroll entries, invoices, and other accounting documents.
• Analyze revenue and expenditure trends and recommend appropriate budget levels, and ensure expenditure control.
• Explain billing invoices and accounting policies to staff, vendors and clients.
• Resolve accounting discrepancies.
• Recommend, develop and maintain financial data bases, computer software systems and manual filing systems.
• Supervise the input and handling of financial data and reports for the company's automated financial systems.
• Interact with internal and external auditors in completing quarterly, half yearly and yearly audits.
• Other duties as assigned by Finance Manager.
Master of Business Administration in Finance
Bachelor Degree in Commerce