Senior Accountant

Overview

The Senior Accountant role will be crucial in offering various financial services and making ensuring that all payments are promptly and precisely recorded in the accounting system. Maintain the accuracy of SMS's balance sheets, profit and loss statements, cash flows, retained earnings, and associated corporate accounts by assisting the accounts manager and AFC.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and guarantee superior quality and delivery of SMS data collection. • Oversee and guarantee that all payments are made on schedule. Strictly adhere to all internal control, accounting, and financial procedures. • Communicate with other organisations to guarantee that SMS intercompany transactions are accurately and promptly recorded, together with sufficient supporting documentation. • Every week, all intercompany transactions are reviewed to find and fix any mistakes. • Communicate with the Head of Program Quality and Program Managers to find out the clients' activity degree of completion for revenue booking. • Oversee and guarantee the completion of client and grant income calculations, reservations, and salary distribution. • To make sure all accounting transactions are handled correctly and in accordance with industry standards, audits are conducted. • creation of year-end accruals, prepayment and amortisation schedules, monthly journal entries, and accruals. • Before posting, check that all of the data entered into the accounting system is accurate. • Oversee the Accounting Assistant's weekly report on imprest status and assist in resolving any unresolved imprests. • Track the weekly progress of purchase orders and follow up with operations on billing and clearance. • The production of quarterly financial statements and the movement and confirmation of monthly CATF transactions. • Analysis of weekly overhead and direct costs for reclassification or rectification. • Help with the annual audit's preparation

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in finance or accounting • Five years or more of experience in a related field • Familiarity with reporting and grant handling • Being open to visiting rural places to learn about the business • Capable of adjusting to a multicultural setting • Has a thorough understanding of numbers and outstanding accounting abilities. • Possesses excellent supervisory skills • Demonstrates excellent computer proficiency and familiarity with pertinent technologies. • Willingness to pick up new skills and adjust to new working methods • Shows a thorough understanding of financial software applications; SAP is a plus. • Outstanding multitasking abilities and organisational capabilities. • Demonstrates a keen eye for detail. • Possesses outstanding written and verbal communication skills in addition to strong interpersonal skills. • A solid understanding of financial accounting rules and sound accounting procedures