Accountant at Gate and Carter Limited

Job Brief

• Accountant responsibilities include auditing financial documents and procedures, reconciling bank statements, and calculating tax payments and returns, previous experience with bookkeeping and a flair for spotting numerical mistakes are important.
• You will provide us with accurate quantitative information on financial position, liquidity and cash flows of our business while ensuring we’re compliant with all tax regulations.

Responsibilities

• Publish financial statements in time
• Handle monthly, quarterly and annual closings
• Reconcile accounts payable and receivable
• Ensure timely bank payments
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual statements (balance sheets and income statements)
• Forecast costs and revenues
• Manage tax payments
• Organize internal audits
• Prepare budgets (for the entire company and by department)
• Monitor and report on accounting discrepancies
• Compute taxes and prepare tax returns
• Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
• Report on the company’s financial health and liquidity
• Audit financial transactions and documents
• Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary
• Comply with financial policies and regulations

Requirements and Skills

• BSc in Accounting, Finance, or relevant degree
• Additional certification (ICAN, ACCA) is essential
• 3 - 5 years relevant work experience.
• Must be female
• Work experience as an Accountant
• Excellent knowledge of accounting/ tax regulations and procedures
• Hands-on experience with accounting software like FreshBooks, Sage, QuickBooks etc
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Experience with general ledger functions
• Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills
• Excellent math skills with attention to detail
• Time-management abilities
• Confidentiality