Accounts Manager for Syria and South Africa

Experience: 5 to 10 yrs

POSITION SUMMARY:

1) The Accounting Manager is responsible for performing highly specialized accounting work required to maintain the company general ledger.

2) Working under the direction of the Group CFO and Manager Finance, the Accounting Manger will work and directs / coordinates the daily activities of the accounting staff to quickly and accurately record the bank, cash expenditures, assets, and liabilities of the company.

3) The person is also responsible for preparing monthly/quarterly MIS, URA taxes (PAYE, NSSF & VAT) and annual financial statements and coordinating the company’s annual audit.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

1) Posting and Oversees the daily accounting activities of the accounts payable team required to maintain the company’s general ledger.

2) Work, directs, and reviews the work of the accounting payable staff (including, but not limited to, cash reconciliations, bank reconciliation, intercompany account statement reconciliations, cheques runs, accounts receivable transactions, fixed asset activity, payroll, accounts payable transactions, recording of revenue and expenses, etc.).

3) Maintain intercompany transactions (payable/receivable) and reconciling the balance monthly.

4) Maintains organized set of detailed records and files to document financial transactions.

5) Monthly timely fillings of VAT returns, PAYE and NSSF returns and documenting the same properly.

6) Reviews general ledger on a monthly basis to ensure accuracy of posting.

7) Review vendors and suppliers ledger and conduct monthly reconciliation with the key supplies accounts.

8) Coordinates monthly, quarterly, and annual closing activities with Finance Manager.

9) Produces weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and ad hoc financial reports.

10) Performs other duties as assigned or required.

11) Carry out weekly and monthly bank reconciliation statement for all the bank accounts.

12) Custodian and timely deposition of post dated cheques and responsible for maintaining the detailed records of post dated cheque in hand.

13) Daily cheque and update receivable team on the EFTs received from the customers, wherever details not available follow up with the bankers to get the information.

14) Monitor and inform management and marketier immediately on bounced cheques and post the required accounting entries immediately.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

1) Strong understanding of Accounting Principles and local tax laws.

2) Ability to work independently, with little supervision.

3) Ability to effectively direct and supervise.

4) Ability to analyze financial data and to prepare accurate reports in a timely fashion.

5) Knowledge and ability in the use of a personal computer and software applications (e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, etc.) and working knowledge accounting software of Tally ERP9.

6) Ability to communicate in English effectively both written and verbally.

Contact Person: Nidhi Reddy

Email; email@nidhireddy.com

Phone: 044 - 24919977, 044 - 64619977