Job Overview

• Accountant duties are likely to range from helping to prepare financial statements and accounts, budgeting, managing ledgers, processing invoices and preparing VAT returns.

• The Accountant provides whatever support is necessary to the Chief Financial Officer.

Roles, Duties and Responsibilities

An Accountant will be expected to perform any of the following tasks:

• Overseeing Petty Cash.
• Posting Monthly Journals.
• Preparation of monthly and quarterly financials.
• Preparing PIA Returns in sixty days after quarter end.
• Oversee Remittances to Insurers.
• Overseeing bank transactions.
• Preparation of monthly Budgets.
• Reconciliation Control accounts and ensuring that all ledgers on the trail balance have listings.
• Ensure the correct classification of transactions and other accounting adjustments during management accounts on a monthly basis.
• Preparation of monthly statutory obligations i.e. NHIMA, PAYE, NAPSA and Premium Levy.
• Performs general, additional accounting duties as needed.
• Maintaining confidentiality.
• Recording office expenditures and ensuring these expenses are within the set budget.
• Work cordially with team members.
• File all reconciliations and any other work in a well-organized manner.
• Assist with the annual audit preparation.
• Attend to all bank correspondence.

Person Specification and Qualification

Typical qualities of a successful Assistant Accountant include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Diploma in Accounting, CIMA, ACCA
• Excellent excel skills
• Proactive individual focused on system and reporting improvements
• Payroll experience
• Some experience in preparation of balance sheet accounts.
• Over 2 years’ experience in the same role.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24 months

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

• Overseeing Petty Cash.
• Posting Monthly Journals.
• Preparation of monthly and quarterly financials.
• Preparing PIA Returns in sixty days after quarter end.
• Oversee Remittances to Insurers.
• Overseeing bank transactions.
• Preparation of monthly Budgets.
• Reconciliation Control accounts and ensuring that all ledgers on the trail balance have listings.
• Ensure the correct classification of transactions and other accounting adjustments during management accounts on a monthly basis.
• Preparation of monthly statutory obligations i.e. NHIMA, PAYE, NAPSA and Premium Levy.
• Performs general, additional accounting duties as needed.
• Maintaining confidentiality.
• Recording office expenditures and ensuring these expenses are within the set budget.
• Work cordially with team members.
• File all reconciliations and any other work in a well-organized manner.
• Assist with the annual audit preparation.
• Attend to all bank correspondence.

• Excellent excel skills
• Payroll experience
• Some experience in preparation of balance sheet accounts.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Diploma in Accounting, CIMA, ACCA