Accountant

Our client working within the Retail industry is currently looking for an Accountant to join their growing team. 

Duties include: 

• Preparing monthly/quarterly financial reports and management accounts
• Preparing KPI reports
• Preparing annual financial budgets, 3-year financial projections and cash flow forecasting
• Preparing annual draft financial statement
• Planning and supporting external auditors in the companies’ financial audit
• Preparing income tax computations, tax payments and other related tax reporting
• Preparing and submitting statutory reporting 
• Preparing and submitting VAT returns and other VAT related declarations
• Assisting in internal audits and ensuring compliance to internal control framework
• Ensuring that stock counting policies are adhered to
• Ensuring quality control over financial transactions and reports
• Recording fixed assets acquisitions and disposals and investigating fixed assets obsolescence
• Taking accounting ledgers ownership, posting to ledgers and carry out bank and other reconciliations
• Preparing end of month and year-end accounting
• Reviewing and approving payments
• Planning, assigning and reviewing data processors’ work

• Minimum of 1 year’s of local experience post qualification
• Must be fluent in both written and spoken English
• Possess good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Be organized, methodical and have an eye for detail

• Fully Qualified or in advanced stags of ACCA or equivalent