Senior Accountant
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We are looking for a detail-oriented senior accountant to perform and coordinate accounting duties within our organization. The senior accountant's responsibilities include preparing financial reports performing account reconciliations maintaining the general ledger preparing tax returns assisting with audit preparations and performing other accounting duties as assigned.
To be successful as a senior accountant you should have a solid working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and strong financial analysis skills. An outstanding senior accountant should also possess strong Excel skills be detail-oriented highly organized and able to work with little to no supervision and perform under pressure.
- Senior Accountant Responsibilities:
- Coordinating accounting functions and programs.
- Preparing financial analyses and reports.
- Preparing revenue projections and forecasting expenditure.
- Assisting with preparing and monitoring budgets.
- Maintaining and reconciling balance sheet and general ledger accounts.
- Assisting with audit preparations.
- Investigating and resolving audit findings account discrepancies and issues of non-compliance.
- Preparing tax returns as & when required.
- Contributing to the development of new or amended accounting systems programs and procedures.
- Performing other accounting duties and supporting junior staff as required or assigned.
- Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording verifying consolidating and entering transactions.
- Prepares and records asset liability revenue and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
- Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying allocating posting and reconciling transactions and resolving discrepancies.
- Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts preparing a trial balance and reconciling entries.
- Summarizes financial status by collecting information and preparing MIS balance sheet profit and loss CFS forecasting projections and other statements.
- Produces payroll by initiating computer processing; printing checks verifying finished product.
- Completes external audit by analyzing and scheduling general ledger accounts and providing information for auditors.
- Avoids legal challenges by complying with legal requirements.
- Secures financial information by completing database backups.
- Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
- Senior Accountant Requirements:
- Min. Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required.
- 5-10 years of accounting experience.
- Working knowledge of tax laws.
- Strong financial analysis skills.
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
- Strong organizational and stress management skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office particularly with Excel.
- Proficiency in accounting software inventory / retail POS.
- Ability to train and manage staff.
- Ability to work with little to no supervision.
Knowledge of French language & African work experience will be a plus.
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Employment Type
Full Time
