Senior Accountant 230 views

Duties and Responsibilities

As the Financial business partner for both external and internal stakeholders, the Finance and Administration Officer will:

• Manage records, receipts, and conduct periodic reconciliation of transactions
• Process invoices, prepare balance sheets, and become the business
• Lead the internal and external audit processes by working with internal clients and the external auditor
• Lead the implementation of transition of the organisation’s financial reporting standards from GAAP to IFRS
• Coordinating and directing the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances
• Assisting management in the annual review, preparation and administration of wage and salary.
• Preparing and publishing timely monthly financial statements
• Manage all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, GL, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting, and Revenue Recognition
• Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances
• Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting
• Support month-end and year-end close process
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Monitoring internal control, and Overseeing and preparing income statements.
• Any other tasks assigned by the Finance Manager and/or interim CEO

Qualifications

• A minimum of Bachelors degree in Accounting from a recognized University with a GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Experience and skill set
• Three years experience working in a medium size enterprise in Ethiopia with more than 10 staff and annual revenues of more than ETB 2million
• Experience in implementing financial reporting according to IFRS 4 SMEs is strongly desired
• Experience working on accounting software like Peachtree and Sage
• Excellent oral representation, writing, and reading skills in English, ability to communicate in more than one Ethiopian language strongly desired
• Ability to adapt to changes in a fast-growing company and provide solutions to these growing pains
• Ability to think strategically and execute with efficiency
• Understands and respects the importance of discretion in dealing with financial matters
• Strong adherence to standards, systems, and protocol in ensuring the financial health of the organization
• Ability to adapt to and perform well in a multicultural setting composed of people from different backgrounds and strong opinions