Accounts Officer

P. M. Renaissance

Job Location:

Accra - Ghana

Salary: Not Disclosed

Experience Required: 1-3years

Posted on: 2 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

ACCOUNTS OFFICER

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Tema

Industry: Manufacturing

Reports To: Chief Accountant

Benefits: Transport allowance Lunch Private medical insurance 13^th Month

Our client is one of the leading agro-processing companies in Ghana and Africa.

Scope

The Account Officer will primarily support general accounting functions such as account reconciliations petty cash management taxation bookkeeping and processing payments for the business.

Key Responsibilities

Process payments and post entries in the ERP system ensuring accuracy completeness and compliance with accounting standards and company policies.
Vouch petty cash payment vouchers (PVs) submitted by stakeholders in line with approved financial procedures.
Reconcile and analyze petty cash balances and related general ledger (GL) accounts ensuring timely resolution of discrepancies.
Upload verified payments onto the bank portal and ensuring correct authorization and approval workflows.
Settle approved payments against corresponding invoices ensuring proper matching of documentation and correctness of accounting entries.
Prepare and file monthly withholding tax returns on the GRA platform in accordance with statutory requirements.
Conduct monthly cash counts and ensuring cash records align with physical balances.
Update Excel schedules ensuring data accuracy consistency and traceability for audits and management review.
Maintain proper filing and documentation of all financial records ensuring easy retrieval and full audit readiness.

Requirements

A bachelors degree or HND or its equivalent in accounting
Minimum of 2 - 3 years of work experience as an account officer or similar role.
Experience in monthly reconciliations account analyses and audit support.
Excellent communication skills and strong attention to detail
Strong proficiency in the use of MS Word Excel (Logic Functions) and PowerPoint.
Strong Excel skills including use of formulas data validation lookup functions and schedule preparation.
Basic Knowledge in ERP systems (Dynamics 365 is a plus)
Good knowledge of basic tax requirements
Strong knowledge of basic accounting entries including debits credits journal postings accruals and reconciliations.
Good knowledge of petty cash controls
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Competencies

Detail-Oriented Analytical Problem-Solving.

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