Accountant at Tastee Fried Chicken - TFC

Reporting Line: Group Accounts Manager

General Objective / Purpose of Job

• To ensure accurate maintenance of the Company’s Books of Accounts and the timely rendition of financial information and reports to Management
• To prepare the Departmental / Divisional Budget and ensure appropriate budgetary discipline is maintained
• To ensure compliance to financial systems, policies and procedures within which the company operates or as established and prompt / adequate steps taken to attend to known deviations or weaknesses

Principal Responsibilities / Accountabilities

• Prepare Outlets Divisional books of accounts, including General ledger, Trial Balance and Balance Sheet
• Prepare Outlet Budget
• Constantly review the Divisional Budget to ensure budgetary discipline is maintained
• Monitors stock in the Outlet and ensures all stock items in the monthly inventory are properly valued
• Keep accounts for individual warehouse Trade and Sundry Creditors and Debtors and ensures that balances agree with general ledger
• Reconciliation of accounting statements and proper documentation
• Monitor Cashiers to ensure proper accountability
• Prepare monthly details of lodgments and send to the Group Finance Manager
• Monitor Petty Cash and ensure all payments are properly coded and correctly posted and that monthly balances are in agreement with general ledger
• Attend to the company’s payment procedure to ensure that payment documents are properly scrutinized and that valid payments are timely made and recorded in the company Books of Accounts.
• Ensure that procedures for all Financial Data capture and entry into the computerized accounting system including authorization are followed as laid down to ensure authenticity and completeness of accounting information.
• Attend to internal control issues to ensure that activities within the department comply with laid down systems and procedures and deviations promptly noted and attended to
• Carry out Ad – hoc review of these systems and procedures and brings areas of improvement to Management attention
• Ensure proper control on Capital and Revenue Expenditure
• Ensures accurate timely preparation of monthly, quarterly and Annual Balance Sheets, Profit and Loss Accounts and various other periodical reports needed to enhance effectiveness and efficient Management decision making

Requirements

• B.Sc / HND in Accountancy, Finance, Economics.
• Zero- two years work experience
• High attention to detail, excellent analytical skill and problem-solving skill.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent documentation, communication and IT skills (Preference for knowledge and use of Sage).
• Ability to work on large amounts of data and to compile detailed reports
• Conversant with the preparation of accounting books in line with IFRS standard