- Adhere to the highest degree of integrity, professional standards and strict client confidentiality.
- Based on clients requirement and selected software, setting up the accounting system including creation of chart of accounts, format of management reports and sample of other deliverables.
- Prepare and finalize the books of accounts in the accounting software based on documents and information provided by the client and ensure that they are in line with statutory requirements.
- Produce finalized general ledgers, trial balance, profit and loss statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, financial budget and management report.
- Prepare reconciliation of accounts, cash books, credit card accounts, expense schedules and adjustment journal entries.
- Produce supporting schedules for staff indemnity, accrued expenses, fixed assets, prepaid expenses, customer and supplier ageing and bank reconciliation statements.
- Ensure books of accounts prepared are in compliance with clients internal policy manual.
- Review and understand frequency and depth of financial reporting requirements per client and ensure accuracy and timely delivery of reports generated.
- Based on payroll structure provided by the client setting up the clients payroll in our payroll software
- Advise client on local laws and regulations relevant to payroll activities such as end of service benefit/gratuity calculation, social security requirement and WPS regulations etc.
- Prepare and finalize the monthly payroll calendar with the client.
- Prepare and finalize the monthly/yearly payroll reports and other deliverables including payroll reports, variance reports, gross to net pay reports and pay slips etc.
- Prepare monthly payroll journal entries summarizing the employee salaries, allowances, deduction and provision for indemnities
- On behalf of the client check, review and verify the expense claim submitted by their employees and ensure those are processed in accordance with clients management guidelines.
- Based on privileges assigned manage the bank of accounts for the client/on behalf of the client to process the salary payment, suppliers payment and other expense payment.
- Review and uphold allocated time schedules per client.
- Prepare the report for funding request and cash flow forecast and co-ordinate with the client for timely payments
KEY ATTRIBUTES
- The person in this role needs to come with excellent verbal and written communication skills - ability to connect and interact with our people (Internal and external)
- The person should be persuasive and goal-oriented
- The person possesses an energetic and friendly demeanor.
- The person should have a very professional and pleasant attitude and appearance including adherence to appropriate attire and grooming.
- The person should demonstrate our key values of collaboration, ownership of work, show respect and ethics in everything that they do
- Time-management skills
KEY EXPERIENCE PARAMETERS
- Strong verbal as well as written communication skills
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, and Excel Which includes preparing PowerPoint presentation)
- Graduation/Post-Graduation in Accounting; additional certification in accounting is a plus.
- B.com/M.com graduate with minimum one year experience or CA Intermediate with articles experience.
