Chief Accountant
Chief Accountant
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20-05-2025
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Job Description
Our Client
Our client a highend luxury company seeks to employ a Chief Accountant.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure timely and accurate preparation and maintenance of periodic management and financial reports
and records. - Support the Head of Finance in ensuring timely monthly quarterly and annual closing activities.
- Prepare and/or reviews monthend journal entries.
- Coordinate the preparation of the Sellin Sellout and Stockinhand reports for review by the Head of
- Finance before submission to suppliers.
- Prepare reports on the company s assets financial performance liquidity and main risks.
- Prepare timely regular management accounts for the company according to the deadline set by
management. - Make cashflow and financial forecasts.
- Prepare for and review annual audit work papers and ensure adjustments journals are passed to agree company s books and records with the audited financial statement.
- Monthly review of bank reconciliations loan schedules etc.
- Manage intercompany transactions and ensure reconciliation.
- Ensure that financial policies and procedures set by Management are implemented effectively.
- Ensure that all accounting systems procedures are in line with the International Accounting Standards
and IFRS. - Maintain quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting.
- Implements effective accounting procedures and internal controls which conform to corporate standards
and best practices. - Maintain efficient and effective fixed assets system covering the daytoday recording and control over
the company s fixed assets. - Maintain proper accounting records Manage and scrutinize daily accounting activities of the company s
general ledger. - Provide the Head of Finance with reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and
profitability of products. - Participate in inventory review and inventory data management.
- Manage accounts payable account receivable and cash application functions to ensure timely and
accurate recording payments collection reconciliation and reporting of accounts payable and accounts
receivable. - Work closely with Sales and Inventory control team to ensure discrepancies and payment delinquencies
are resolved on a timely basis. - Update the Cashflow forecast and provide weekly updates to the Head of Finance.
- Review and appraise the soundness effectiveness and proper application of accounting and financial
controls compliance procedures and controls and timeliness of documentation generation.. - Prepare Trial Balance of the company with lead schedules for all control accounts and update the general
ledger with approved audit adjustment journals. - Ensures compliance with all statutory and accounting requirements.
- Works with the Head of Finance to ensure a clean and timely yearend audit.
- Analyses potential financial risks and monitor the implementation of risk mitigating activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor s Degree in Accounting Finance Economics Business or related fields.
- 8 years experience in the field at minimum preferably in the FMCG or Financial Services industry.
- Internationally recognized accounting professional qualifications (ACA CPA ACCA CMA).
- Master s Degree and/or MBA will be an added advantage.
- Strong Analytical and problemsolving skills.
- Welldeveloped analytical accounting skills and IFRS Knowledge.
- Proven record of leading and developing subordinates.
- Strong ability to prioritize multitask and delegate.
Employment Type
Full Time
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