Assistant Account Manager

Job Title: Assistant Accounts Manager

Role Profile:

• Monitor and oversee accounting functions and transactions. Ensure internal controls are implemented within policy and procedure and accounting standards, and appropriate external requirements/liaison. Supervise and guide assigned team to meet deadlines and department objectives.

The below Key Performance Areas include but are not limited to:

• Review and verify the work of assigned team of Accountants.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of transactions and financial information.
• Ensure collective high standards of performance from the team.
• Communicate and allocate work requirements, priorities, expectations, and responsibilities. Guide/train team members on work procedures and systems.
• Motivate team members to create a productive and cordial atmosphere that meets deadlines and achieves objectives.
• Monitor standards and timely production of reports generated by the accountant team.
• Undertake analysis of/consolidation of reports, producing summary reports and analysis for higher management, internal/external Audit, Suppliers, Banks, and Customers.
• Update financial records from Physical inventory Reports/reconciliation.
• Produce other specific or adhoc reports as required.
• Gather information and act as authorized to initiate cash flow and funds availability requirements according to standing orders including (payments calendar), budgets, history (patterns of expense) and specific requirements.
• Monitor inflow/outflow of liquid cash (sales, collections, floats) ensuring compliance with policies/procedures for cash handling and security.
• Undertake/Supervise all related bank reconciliation.
• Maintain CAPEX database by country by location. Monitor expense movements against budgets and reports variance.
• Arrange funds to suppliers as per contracts.
• Produce Financial Progress report for Project Team
• Resolve issues relating to payments/approval as per Company Policy/Procedures and budgets.

Knowledge (Desired): Degree/Postgraduate in Accounting

Experience

• 10Y+ years in a medium -to- large enterprise accounting environment.
• Skills: Inventory Accounting, General Ledger