Accountant

AMTEL LTD.JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Accountant

Department: Finance Department

Supervises: Junior Accountants

Reports to: Chief Finance Officer  

Job Grade: G4  

 POSITION SUMMARY

The accountant is responsible for ensuring that all financial assets of Amtel are kept, processed and dispensed in a safe and efficient manner. This position manages key financial accounts of the company and ensures that all books, logs and files of all transactions are accurately and efficiently recorded and kept.

The incumbent develops and manages budgets of the company. He/she coordinates all payables and receivables, processes payrolls and ensures that all taxes and deductions are paid in a complete and timely manner, ensuring the integrity of accounting information and recording, verifying, consolidating and entering transactions into the established systems in an efficient and accurate manner. S/He is also responsible for reporting costs, productivity, margins and expenditure s of Amtel. This position manages a section, large subsection or function within the Finance Department, including supervision of heads of subsections and general staff. This position directly reports CFO of Amtel.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary functions and duties of this position include the following:

• Reviews and ensures that activities and transactions are conducted in a manner that is accurate and compliant with financial laws and regulations as well as the generally accepted accounting principles;
• Frequently checks all financial accounts of the company and ensures that internal policies and control procedures are fully adhered to;
• Ensures that all deposits and payments are complete and made on time;
• Ensures that all payroll activities, including reviewing timesheets and issuing paychecks are carried out timely and accurately;
• Leads reconciliation of accounts and regular generation of financial statements depicting the overall position of the company to Chief Finance Officer.
• Prepare draft of management accounts, profit & loss schedules, budgets and forecasts and preparation and dissemination of accurate and timely weekly, monthly and annual management reports;
• Ensures registry and regular verification of all fixed assets of the company;
• Effectively communicates to employees any changes in regulations, new legislations, best practices and their implications for Amtel financial management;
• Avoids adverse audit findings by ensuring compliance with legislation, appropriate accounting standards and company policies and procedures;
• Assist with audit and auditing activities (internal and external) by providing necessary information, preparing requested documentations and ensuring timely resolution of matters raised by the auditors;
• Supervises accounting personnel, including training, disciplining, reviewing performances and managing leave requests;
• Constantly monitor MyCash and Agency’s Banking accounts to ensure all payments are recorded in MyCash and Agency Banking systems and ensure that all routine MyCash accounting activities are carried out accurately and timely;
• Ensure that preparations of daily bank reconciliations of all MyCash and Agency Banking accounts are maintained by the company and implement auto bank reconciliation of all accounts;
• Ensure timely branch postings and deposits from the side of MyCash on SAGE;
• Generate agent’s statements and submit them to agents;
• Support both internal and external auditors;
• Prepare and share monthly management report on MyCash performance as a business unit;
• Work with MyCash and Technical Department teams on the development of the system and system performance improvements;
• Inform other units of Finance Department about any system upgrades; and
• Regularly prepare reconciliations of virtual stock and overdraft as well as cash balances and resolve any reconciliation differences working closely with MyCash Department;
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor of Accounting or Finance degree from a recognized university;
• Partially Qualified Certification (ACCA, CPA, CIMA) is an asset
• Must possess 2-3 years of accounting experience in a well-established company/organization preferably with a Telecom experience;
• Strong cash management experience;
• Knowledge and understanding of the International Financial Reporting Standards on receivables and revenue recognition, accounting, and reporting in the financial statements;
• Good knowledge of bank reconciliations and revaluation process;
• Strong analytical skills and a keen attention to details; and
• Self-directed, results oriented, and ability to work with limited supervision.

Competencies:

• Good organizational skills;
• Analytical skills;
• Skilled in creating and distributing financial reports;
• Data and financial analysis skills;
• Detail oriented and self-directed;
• Excellent teamwork skills;
• Excellent interpersonal communication; and
• Demonstrated a high level of integrity.

If you believe you are qualified for this position, please apply through this Email [email protected]  The application deadline for this post is –10th October 2022 to 24th October 2022- Somalia time. Late applications will not be considered. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Duty station:  Mogadishu

Local Candidate are highly encouraged to apply

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