Senior Accountant

ABOUT THE EMPLOYER

Sintayehu Kebede Wholesale and Retail, a sole proprietorship based in Addis Ababa, engages in the trade of a diverse range of goods, including tyres, three-wheel motors, batteries, and other merchandise. The company is currently seeking a skilled Senior Accountant who will report directly to the Head of Finance.

1.              JOB SUMMARY:  

The Senior Accountant’s duties encompass the recording and reporting of accounting data, which includes period activities such as reconciling banks, inventory, computation of depreciation etc. This role also involves coordinating various accounting transaction activities such as the gathering and disbursing of funds, and ensuring these entries are processed promptly within the accounting system. Additionally, the Senior Accountant is tasked with the timely preparation of all types of monthly tax returns before their respective deadlines.

2.            SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  

Job Responsibility #1: Planning and Management

• Prepare cash flow forecasts and adjust periodically for changes
• Follow-up that payment requests and collections are processed and accounted timely
• Reconcile accounts periodically and timely including the bank, other cash accounts, receivables and payables and suspense accounts if any.
• Enter and follow-up transactions entry into the accounting software by accountants under his/her supervision
• Prepare monthly management accounting reports
• Update changes including additions and others on charts of accounts of Barkume as guided by the finance head.
• Ensure that the computerized accounting system is well functioning and enabled for the periodic generation of management accounting reports and annual financial reports
• Ensures that all liabilities and taxes are settled timely
• Produce and review trail balances and ensure that there is no unknown balances
• Prepare aging report for receivable and payable accounts
• Report to the finance head on long outstanding account receivable and payable
• Prepare monthly payroll sheets. Responsible for reviewing and checking the payroll sheet against previous month payments and additional documents which trigger changes in the payroll.

• Ensure that sufficient quantity of accounting documents (vouchers, forms and receipts) are available
• Update fixed asset register and reconcile fixed asset registers against physical counts.

• Mentor and guide accountants and cashiers under his/her supervision
• Assess and identify required capacity building intervention required to enhance the skill of the accountants in consultation with the finance head.
• Plan for deliverables and assist staff to achieve deliverables on updating of records, posting, reconciliation, reporting and other related financial management activities

• Monitor the progress of accounting activities against the target
• Conduct periodic performance appraisal for the staff under his/her supervision
• Submit reports on variances and performance reports timely. 

• Collaborate with colleagues within the outside finance and admin department for the attainment of the objective of Barkume
• Perform other tasks assigned by the Finance and Administration Manager

3.1    EDUCATION/TRAINING/SKILL

• BA degree in accounting
• IFRS training is an advantage
• Excellent user skill in accounting software
• Excellent understanding of the Ethiopian Tax Law, including regulations & directives

3.2   EXPERIENCE

•  4 years in accounting activities in a business organization

3.3   TECHNICAL AND OTHER SKILLS 

• Ability to work in a very stressed environment
• With high degree of integrity and ethical personality
• Excellent analytical skill
• Excellent skill in the use of accounting software and application software
• §  Good communication skills
• §  Skill in managing others and also managing a team