ACCOUNTANT, GENERAL

Job Purpose

Performing various financial activities like preparing financial statements, maintaining accurate financial records, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations

Key Accountability Areas

Financial Recordkeeping:

• Maintain accurate general ledger accounts.
• Post journal entries and record business transactions.
• Reconcile accounts payable and receivable.

Account Reconciliation:

• Perform monthly reconciliations to ensure accurate balances.
• Investigate and resolve financial discrepancies.

Accounts Receivable & Payable:

• Process invoices and ensure correct client billing.
• Follow up on payables and ensure timely vendor payments.
• Monitor receivables and follow up on overdue accounts.

Asset Management:

• Maintain fixed asset records, including additions, disposals, and transfers.
• Classify assets correctly and update the asset register.
• Monitor depreciation and ensure compliance with IFRS/GAAP.
• Prepare depreciation schedules and assist with physical counts.

Inventory Management:

• Track inventory and record transactions accurately.
• Apply correct valuation methods (FIFO, LIFO, Weighted Average).
• Assist with inventory audits and reconciliations.
• Maintain controls to prevent losses.

Reporting & Analysis:

• Prepare financial reports on assets and inventory.
• Reconcile related general ledger accounts.
• Support month-, quarter-, and year-end closing.
• Provide insights to improve asset and inventory management.

Compliance & Documentation:

• Ensure compliance with internal controls and policies.
• Support external audits with documentation.
• Adhere to accounting standards and tax laws.

System & Process Improvements:

• Recommend improvements in asset and inventory systems.
• Ensure accurate reporting and data integration with accounting software.

Collaboration:

• Coordinate with procurement, warehouse, and finance teams.
• Support budgeting and forecasting related to assets and inventory.

Role Accountability

HR Proficiency:

• Ability to obtain updated soft and technical skills related to the job.

Delivery:

• Perform the planned activities to meet the operational and development targets as per delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time.
• Provide a periodic report formatted by detailing the deviation and execution of planned tasks.

Problem-Solving:

• Solve any related problems arise and escalate any complex operational issues.

Quality:

• Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes including specifications for products or processes or related activities.

Business Process Improvements:

• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automations opportunities as much as possible.

Compliance:

• Comply to related policy and procedures and work instructions.

Health, Safety, and Environment:

• Ensure compliance of relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within defined area of work activity to guarantee safety, legislative compliance, and delivery of high-quality products/services.

Academic Qualification

Work Experience

Technical / Functional Competencies