Assistant Accountant I - Fixed Assets

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting or related field
  
• Minimum of CPA II or ACCA II
  
• At least 3 years of wide-ranging work experience in a finance office.
  
• In-depth knowledge and experience in computerized accounting systems.
  
• In-depth knowledge of Fixed Assets management an added advantage.
  
• Ability to meet assigned deadlines, support team members & uphold team spirit
  

Competencies:

•    Demonstrate high levels of integrity and confidentiality  

•    Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills  

•    Strong Organizational, planning and administrative skills  

•    Strong attention to detail and ability to work with minimal supervision  

•    Teamwork with the ability to work diverse teams  

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting or related field
  
• Minimum of CPA II or ACCA II
  
• At least 3 years of wide-ranging work experience in a finance office.
  
• In-depth knowledge and experience in computerized accounting systems.
  
• In-depth knowledge of Fixed Assets management an added advantage.
  
• Ability to meet assigned deadlines, support team members & uphold team spirit
  

Competencies:

•    Demonstrate high levels of integrity and confidentiality  

•    Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills  

•    Strong Organizational, planning and administrative skills  

•    Strong attention to detail and ability to work with minimal supervision  

•    Teamwork with the ability to work diverse teams  

• Record fixed assets by creating and supervising a system of procedures, forms, and controls
  
• Recommend any updates to accounting policies affecting fixed assets to management
  
• Allocate tag numbers to fixed assets to effectively track them from time to time
  
• Record in the accounting system newly acquired fixed assets
  
• Review all expense general ledger accounts and passing the appropriate journal entries to ensure that capital items are not expensed
  
• Coordinate disposal of obsolete fixed assets in conjunction with the procurement team and passing the requisite journals to record the disposals in the FMS
  
• Track, compile, and record project costs in fixed asset accounts; close out the accounts at the completion of the projects
  
• Perform reconciliation of fixed asset ledger balance with the general ledger
  
• Liaise with various departmental asset custodians to reconcile assets and update the asset register
  
• Perform depreciation calculation for all fixed assets
  
• Perform revision and update on the detailed schedule of accumulated depreciation and fixed assets
  
• Carry out periodic reviews on intangible assets’ impairment
  
• Track assets movements by ensuring all transfers are initiated and completed online to have an accurate asset register
  
• Coordinate physical verification of fixed assets as per policy and reconcile to the asset register
  
• Provide Fixed Assets management reports
  
• Create fixed asset related audit schedules, and collaborate with auditors on their assignments
  
• Regularly communicate Fixed assets policy and procedures to staff
  
• Filing all assets-related documentation
  
• Tracking of the WIP movement from start of the project until completion
  
• Assist Financial Accountant to ensure that all assets are insured by preparing a schedule of fixed assets for insurance renewal every financial year and subsequently send any new asset acquisition to the insurer for addition to insurance schedule
  
• Coordinate insurance claims for lost or damaged assets as per insurance policy
  
• Any other task allocated by Head the of Department/Supervisor