ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT (01)

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Undertakes effectively, payroll inputs in order to facilitate payments of salaries and other allowances.
• Undertakes timely and accurately the maintenance of books of accounts in order to facilitate efficient storage and retrieval of information.
• Undertakes timely banking of revenue collections in order to safeguard public funds.
• Undertakes effectively, preparation of responses to audit queries in order to facilitate decision making.
• Undertakes timely, preparation of monthly expenditure statements in order to monitor levels of expenditure.
• Undertakes timely, preparation of registers of damages and losses in order to facilitate recoveries of government funds and property.
• Undertakes timely, recoveries of loans and advances in order to facilitate repayments.
• Undertakes timely, preparation of financial reports in order to facilitate decision making.

REQUIREMENTS

• Grade 12 school certificate
• Minimum of two-three years relevant experience in a similar field
• Diploma in Accounting, finance or any other related discipline
• Professional membership in related field
• Competent in accounting software programs
• Knowledge in Microsoft office

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good analytical and problem solving skills
• High level of accuracy and efficiency
• Ethical behavior when dealing with sensitive financial information
• Resilience and creativity in addressing problems
• Ability to work with tight deadlines
• Can-do attitude