Accountant at PalmPay

Job purpose

• The Accountant is responsible for timely recording of all business expenses from various business units.
• The position is responsible to interact and communicate with internal and external clienteles and ensure their operations are not unnecessarily jeopardized by responding aptly to authorize requests.
• The position is also responsible for monthly review and reconciliation of accounts payable and receivable.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Authorise all expense vouchers in accordance with company policy.
• Ensure accurate and timely daily recordkeeping and accounting systems  of payment vouchers and classifying in accordance with company policy.
• Daily check, reconciliation, update and correction of transaction postings as appropriate; promptly attend to reported reconciling items from cashier team.
• Reconcile accounts payable and receivable ledgers at month end.
• Create visibility into expense drivers through robust reporting and analysis; perform other account analysis and reconciliations as may be required.
• Assist with providing documentation for external auditor requests; perform account analysis and reconciliations as may be required.
• Supervise, manage and train subordinates.
• Identify and implement processes improvements in the expense accounting process; establish work flow procedures and policies, develop Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for all processes within the job role.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

Key Accountabilities

Deliverables / KPI

Posting of vouchers 30%

• Ensure instantaneous posting of all authorised payment vouchers with zero error rate.
• Ensure all invoices / vouchers are processed same day received.
• Raise correcting journal entries for accounting errors same day such journal is requested or error noted.

Account reconciliation 30%

• Complete check of all previous day’s postings for accuracy and reclassification, not later than 10:30am.
• Complete reconciliation of accounts payable and receivable ledgers at day 1 of month end closing.

Data analysis and process improvement 20%

• File off all book closing specifications not later than 5th day of a new month.
• Submit monthly expense drivers report not later than 8th day of a new month.
• Draw out SOP for all expense accounting processes and submit for review and approval not later than end of February, 2018

Key Behavioural Competencies

Continuous improvement 20%

• Set and work to meet challenging goals. Strive for improvements which are a definite stretch.
• Organisational committed and alignment
• Balance own achievement drive with the interests of the organisation. A good team player.
• Accountability - self and others
• Monitor performance against plans, standards, objectives and behaviour. Listen to others and can be relied upon.
• Right action and result oriented
• Take initiative in defining and resolving problems. Be pro-active.

Competencies and Attributes

• Attention to Detail - being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Strong analytical / problem solving skill.
• Exceptional organizational, prioritization, decision-making, and planning skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with all business units across the company.
• Ability to work together in a team setting.
• Efficient communication and interpersonal skill.
• Must have good mathematical and Microsoft office (excel, word) skills.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems,can undertake pressure
• Work experience in well-known companies is preferred,under the age of 30