Chief Accounting Officer at Western Development Company Limited (WDCL)

Duties
Duties of a Chief Accounting Officer include but not limited to:

• Overseeing tax compliance, maintains awareness and conformity with all federal, state, local government and corporate laws and policies.
• Managing financial reports, issues quarterly financial reports and other documents, assemble summary financial statements and prepare documents for annual financial review.
• Preparing financial analyses and budgets, prepares financial statements and reports to help interpret a company's financial position, direct a monthly closing procedure, and manage various accounting procedures.
• Analyse accounts and suggest improvements to reduce costs and increase profits, make sure all financial data adheres to current tax laws and regulations, keep company accounts information confidential, represent the accounting department at board meetings.
• Stay abreast of industry changes and current tax/accounting laws, prepare, manage, and present monthly reports, act as a liaison to outside auditors.
• Asset protection, assures fiscal protection of assets, internal control, proper insurance coverage, economic appraisal, and social conditions.
• Managing ledger and financial accounts, audits accounts for errors and corrects any inconsistencies, monitors the general ledger accounting for compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), other industry best practices and company guidelines.
• Leading long-range strategic financial planning, manages capital assets, including tax planning and compliance, develops cost control systems and evaluates current accounting practices with a mindset of improvement.
• And any other work-related task assigned by management.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, MBA, ACCA, CFA
• Experience: 5 -10 years.
• Essentials: Accounting, Business Management, Communication, Leadership, Strategic Planning, Relationship Building, Extensive business experience and strategic knowledge.
• Skilled in Microsoft suite: proficient in complex accounting systems, budgeting, and bookkeeping
• Excellent financial and analytical abilities
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills,
• High attention to detail.