Accounts Assistant at Skytop Technologies

(REF:SkTP/HRA/AcA/004/17)

As the Accounts Assistant, your job will be to provide strong and effective financial controllership to the company. You will do this by ensuring that there is a complete and efficient collection of revenue, payment to suppliers and optimum funds management.

• Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice;
• Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting or other tax requirements;
• Develop, implement, modify, and document record keeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology;
• Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs;
• Establish tables of accounts and assign entries to proper accounts
• Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness and conformance to reporting and procedural standards; Provide internal and external auditing services for businesses or individuals;
• Efficient Management of Credit with Customers and suppliers
• Management of Payroll. Ensuring all statutory deductions is paid on a timely basis on a monthly basis. (N.S.S.F, N.H.I.F, P.A.Y.E, V.A.T, Withholding Tax, Installment Tax )
• Overseeing the implementation of system and financial procedures enhancement
• Provide financial leadership for all strategic and business decisions for the company and aligned with Corporate Finance.
• Provide financial analysis and scenario planning for all major company decisions (price analysis and risk management.)
• Assistance with any special project work on and as needed basis Responsible for the financial planning, budgeting, and Fixed costs
• Supports Pricing Analysis,
• Train and develop the skills of the Finance staffs and provide opportunities for skill development to ensure high quality support to the business unit management team.
• Responsible for financial reporting of key market indicators (revenue, fixed costs and Cash Flow) Responsible for monitoring stock levels all the times.
  CONTACTS FROM THE JOB Within the organization: Managing director. Operations
• Suppliers –Payment in good time Financiers – Preparation and follow up on funding proposals Auditors and Tax consultants- Tax issues & management accounts CustomersPayment
  in good time

Qualifications

• Fully qualified Accountant – CPA (K)
• Minimum 1 years’ experience in similar position.
• Conversant with Sage Pastel accounting software
• Need to possess strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Must have the ability to understand business processes, systems and objectives to apply in financial analysis.
• Excellent organization and prioritization skills are needed.
• Substantial competency to solve critical problems requiring theoretical knowledge and innovative application to an array of financial, business and management problems or issues. Accounting and finance fundamentals,
• Microsoft office knowledge mainly excel.
• Excellent organization skills
• Killer time management skills
• Attention to detail
• Great communication skills
• Works well under pressure
• Personal Attributes
• Honesty and Accountability
• Should be very Attentive to Detail.
• Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
• Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Should have strong Analytical skills and use of logic to address work related issues and problem.