Accountant for an Insurance Brokerage at African Horizons Recruitment

Application Deadline: 23-12-2016

Description

One of our esteemed clients, being a leader in the insurance sector, has an exciting vacancy for the position of 'Accountant'.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage payroll
• Manage petty cash
• Produce balance sheets / P&L statements / cash flow analysis / cash flow forecasts / management accounts
• Daily data entry: petty cash, spoilage, daily expenses
• Daily reconciliation of statements
• Oversight on the collection of all receipts, filing, and processing
• Monthly reconciliations: ie bank statements
• Perform cost benefit analysis
• Understand equipment depreciation
• Manage inventory (supplies)
• Interact with customers to collect from invoices
• Understand price / cost / margin processes
• Conduct proper book keeping and budget preparation
• Actively participate in stock taking
• Monitoring and implement relevant controls
• Manage the company’s accounts and produce management reports
• Filing returns: Statutory deductions and VAT
• Cash and Bank Reconciliations
• Managing ledgers, debtor and creditor accounts
• Provide the directors and auditors with management and financial information
• Provide support to the management team
• Preparing accounting sections of TIRA reports

Qualifications & Skills
• A minimum of CPA or its equivalent
• Knowledge of basic accounting principles (receivables and payables)
• Must have a minimum of 5 years in a similar role
• Extremely detail-oriented
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Strong analytical and accounting skills
• Must have previous experience in conducting stock takes and book keeping
• Proficiency in accounting software packages and Excel
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Reporting skills
• Deadline-oriented
• Confidentiality
• Time management
• Data entry management
• General math skills
• Problem solving skills
• Organizational skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Team player
• Good planning and organizational skills
• Excellent communication and report writing skills
• Strong logical and analytical skills
• Should be of high integrity and honesty

Application Instructions

All interested candidates are requested to send their CV's via APPLY NOW Attractive market related remuneration will be on offer for the right candidate

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