Accountant at Unity Homes

Role

The Accountant will perform a series of tasks and handle all financial matters, thus helping to drive the business’ overall management strategy.

Job Specifications

• Examining bank statements and reconciling them with general ledger entries
• Examining expenses submitted by employees and reconciliation of company petty cash on a monthly basis.
• Keeping an eye on incoming payments from accounts receivable and outgoing payments from accounts payable.
• Following up with the sales department on accounts receivable.
• Reconciliation of both the Account payable and accounts receivable on monthly basis.
• Analysing data collected in order to determine the state of the company’s financial health
• Inventory management and coordination of monthly stock take
• Examining the proficiency of the software programs used to organise data
• Generating financial reports that display the company’s profits, equity and cash flow
• Establish and develop relations with Senior management, external partners and stakeholders.
• Making sure that all entries made in the ERP system are correct by checking the postings in the ERP on a monthly basis.

Skills

• BS in Finance or Accounting.
• Proficient user of finance software.
• Member of a professional body; ICPAK.
• Previous work experience in a similar position.
• Extensive understanding of financial trends both within the company and general market patterns.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Able to manage, guide and lead employees to ensure appropriate financial processes are being used.
• A solid understanding of financial statistics and accounting principles.
• Working knowledge of all statutory legislation and regulations.
• Professional qualifications such as CPA or similar will be considered an added advantage.