Finance Operations Associate at Britam

Job description

Job purpose

Responsible for providing assistance in the preparation of financial accounts in a timely manner.

Key Responsibilities

• Check daily bank balances
• Provide support in preparing statutory accounts, balance sheet reconciliation, P&L
• Compile annual accounting statements
• Support the preparation of the audit pack for the external auditors
• Update new asset entries to the Fixed Assets Register
• Ensuring that Company Accounts are assigned in the General Ledger and analysed on a monthly basis.
• Ensuring that Payments to Suppliers are made on time
• Preparation of Payment Vouchers, and Ensuring that they are captured in the General Ledger and filing the same.
• Preparation of Cash and Bank Reconciliations for main Cash book, Inflow Accounts, Investment Accounts and Disbursement Account.
• Keying in the transactions on Fund Accounts- i.e. withdrawal and Switches.
• Preparation of Inflow Accounts for Fund Accounts
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time
• Delegated Authority ;As per the approved Delegated Authority Matrix.

Knowledge,experience And Qualifications Required

• Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) or its equivalent
• At least one years’ experience in a similar position
• CPA Part 1

Technical/ Functional competencies

• International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Financial Accounting
• Accounts Analysis and reconciliation
• Analytical –highly analytical and ability to challenge status quo based on quantitative facts and impacts
• Report writing-ability to develop reports