Accounting Manager

• Accomplishes accounting Team management
  
• Achieves accounting operational objectives by contributing accounting information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; resolving problems; completing audits; determining system improvements; implementing change;
  
• Manage the monthly, quarterly and year-end financial close process; coordinating the processing of financial data; preparing special reports;
  
• Maintains accounting controls by maintaining a chart of accounts within Group Policy; defining accounting policies and procedures within Group Policy in accordance with IFRS(International Financial Reporting Standards).
  
• Manage day-to-day operations of the finance department including preparation of annual financial statements; ensure reporting deadlines are met and all local statutory filings are completed, ensure internal control compliance including transaction validity, estimate measurability and fair reporting;
  
• Ensure that the Group capital expenditure policy is enforced;
  
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; and/or participating in professional organizations;
  
• Establishes financial status by developing, implementing and managing processes for collecting, analyzing, verifying, and reporting financial information;
  
• Manage and supervise daily operation of accounts payable, accounts receivable, cashbook and general ledger;
  
• Ensure adequate cash flow to meet the organization's needs by daily cash management; ensure timely collections from customers, manage payables very closely ensuring suppliers are paid per agreed trading terms and limited COD payments.
  

KEY PERFOMANCE INDICATORS

• Proactive employee management ensuring sufficiently motivated and engaged team
  
• Maintenance of the accounts receivable outstanding days within Group policy guidelines;
  
• Financial statements are signed no later than 3 months after completion of the external audit, tax returns filed timeously;
  
• Month-ends are completed by no later than 1 business day prior to when the P&L is due;
  
• Effective and efficient resolution of queries;
  
• Timely completion of external audit.