Senior Accountant
Gambia Milling Company (GMC)
Total years of experience :16 years, 8 Months
A key leadership role within the company reporting to the Financial Controller (FC) and management, provides day-to-day management of the major accounting functions, including bank/cash operations, inventory accounting and accounts payable.
Duties and Responsibilities:
a) Responsible for day-to-day finance and accounts operations.
b) Support treasury officer and FC in sourcing FX currencies and sending timely transfers to the bank and following up systematically with swift copies.
c) Prepares cost sheet for all items received such as wheat, bags, spare parts etc.
d) Records intercompany invoices into the system as soon as received.
e) Assist in preparing inter-company confirmation at month end after reconciling balances and ensuring all supporting documents for backups are filed.
f) Liaise with Payroll accountant and HR to prepare/Review payroll.
g) Responsible of costing and stock taking of spare parts. Ensure integration with MP2/NAV.
h) Participates in month end physical inventory based on stock take schedule.
i) Contribution in key development projects involving internal control review (SOX), IT, etc.
j) Liaise with all Finance team to ensure timely closing of accounts as per month end check list.
As Treasury Accountant, I work under the supervision of the Finance and Admin Director of the Company and my works entails the following:
Overview
Responsible for performing various cash, disbursement, and cash accounting activities within the finance department. My role is primarily focused on the General Ledger duties of the Accounts department and includes, but is not limited to the journals entries for cash and bank accounts; perform accounting functions within the various financial systems, bank reconciliations, audit inquiries, and backup of other core treasury functions, e.g. cash position and Funds transfers payments, treasury reporting as assigned. I provide input to or participate in preparation of the Monthly closing of accounts reporting and perform other duties as requested.
My Responsibilities Includes;
• Journal creation for bank account transactions
• Administration of the disbursement files from various business unit and corporate departments.
• Assign GL codes, prepare for review by management, and ensure journals are uploaded into appropriate financial systems
• Ensure activities posted to both cash and clearing GL accounts are reviewed and reconciled in a timely manner
• Perform bank reconciliations - reconciliation of the bank statement against the GL and reconciliation of any assigned clearing accounts
• Respond to audit inquiries in a timely manner; as required, make calls to the bank directly to clarify adjustments or to clarify items on the bank statements in order to reconcile activity or properly code it; liaise with auditors to confirm bank balances as of a certain date
• Supervision and management of various Company Cash and Cheques collection accounts.
• Serve as System Administrator for the Treasury systems software called KYRIBA.
I WORKED DIRECTLY UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE HEAD OF FINANCE
AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE SCHOOL AND MY WORKS ENTAILS THE FOLLOWING:
Summary;
* Preparing of all SBEC cheques and Bank payments vouchers
* Recording of all receipt & payments, Bank transactions (Cash deposit, Cheque deposit and
withdrawals) and Reconciling of accounts.
* Controlling & monitoring of all Banks transfers and payments transactions.
* Keeping the Cash Book & preparing monthly Bank reconciliation statement
* Preparing Invoices and Statement of accounts for Regular and New Admission students termly.
* Tracking, Controlling, Monitoring, and reconciling of all school fees paid directly at the Bank and
at the school Respectively
* Control & Monitor of all the SBEC Bank accounts
* Preparing Report update of Arrears on school fees and those that are on repayment plan to
Head of finance & administration weekly.
* Writing of Reminders and Making calls to parents of those kids/ward owing school fees
* Assist the school Cashier in Collecting School fees paid at the school and the petty cash
reimbursement voucher s.
* Assist the Accountant in preparing wages & salaries (payroll), processing invoices, posting of
payments vouchers, receipt & journals into the computerized accounting system.
* Filling of all invoices, Receipts, vouchers statements and other necessary accounts department
documents.
* Prepare quarterly cash flow forecast for the school operation
* Preparing of the school budget and Account for the financial period annually.
* Perform all other function assign to me by the head of finance & Administration and the
As accounts trainee at SBEC International School, My works entailed as the same above.
I work under the supervision of the Finance and Admin Director of the
Company and my works entails the following:
Overview:
Responsible for performing various cash, disbursement, and cash accounting activities within the
Corporate Treasury function. My role is primarily focused on the Cash and Banks General
Ledger duties of the
Succesfully completed AAT Accountancy course and currently writing ACCA skills papers.