Job description
Overall position description and general areas of responsibility:
Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions.
Duties and responsibilities:
Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions; resolving discrepancies.
Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts; preparing a trial balance; reconciling entries.
Summarizes financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss, and other statements.
Produces payroll by initiating computer processing; printing checks, verifying finished product. Completes external audit by analysing and scheduling general ledger accounts; 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.
Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
Required knowledge, skills and abilities:
Accounting, Research Skills, Analysing Information , Attention to Detail, DeadlineOriented, Confidentiality, Thoroughness, Corporate Finance, Financial Software, General Math Skills
Required education and experience:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field
knowledge of accounting principles and practices
knowledge of finance principles
knowledge of financial reporting
Knowledge of local laws regarding accounting, finances and taxation
technical accounting skills
previous experience of general accounting
proficiency in relevant accounting software
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