Vacancies at Bradfield Consulting

Department: Accounts
Reports To: GMD
Job Level: Officer
Collaboration: Administration, Operations and General Services Departments

Job Summary
Oversees the day to day activities of the finance team and ensures the companies finance function is organized and efficient and produces accurate financial and management accounts.

Key Tasks And Responsibilities

•     Management of the finance function and overseeing the finance team.
•     Preparation of budgets, forecasts and cash flows.
•     Maintenance of financial ledgers and accounting processes
•     Preparation of Monthly Consolidated P& L and Balance Sheet.
•     Cash management and treasury duties.
•     Ensuring that the appropriate systems and internal controls are implemented and maintained.
•     Overseeing the payroll process.
•     Preparation of VAT returns.
•     Assist the Executive Director and the Board Treasurer with financial reporting as required at Board meetings and the Annual General Meetings and provide advice to support the decision making process.
•     Participate as a member of the Finance Committee.
•     Manage the bookkeeping function, using the accounting package that will be provided.
•     Reconcile bank and investment accounts; and mange cash flows.

Competency And Technical Skill Requirements

•     Strong moral and ethical foundation to disclose potentially illegal the knowledge of the criminal and unethical business practices or data
•     Team working skills with the interpersonal skills to establish and maintain the effective working relationships.
•     Assertiveness and have strong communication skills.
•     Knowledge of computers and different accounting packages/software used by the organization.

Job Specification

• Education: Degree in accountancy, fully qualified ACCA/ICAN/CIMA with previous financial control and management reporting experience
• Experience Required: 7-9 Years

Personal Qualities:

•     Motivational but also challenging
•     Highly developed leadership and general management skills
•     A strong lateral thinker whose natural default is to create and/or encourage innovative solutions to challenges and problems
•     Keen intellect and strong analytical skills with the ability to identify and pursue solutions swiftly
•     Energetic, enthusiastic and a measured risk-taker
•     An effective and authentic communicator, both orally and with the written word

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Department: Accounts
Reports To: GMD
Job Level: Officer
Collaboration: Administration, Operations and General Services Departments

Job Summary

•     Establish an effective and independent internal audit service for management
•     Scrutinize the company’s books as well as financial management process
•     Prepare audited financial statements/managements accounts
•     Support Management with other activities as and when required.

Key Tasks And Responsibilities

•     Conduct the regular audits of financial controls and management systems.
•     Review the fiscal and investment management policies and procedures.
•     Conduct the automated inventory management systems properly.
•     Identify any data error, unaccountable transactions, faulty or inefficient processes
•     Prepare special reports when asked for by the management on various aspects of
•     financial management, including asset management and security, financial reporting,
•     Conduct Internal Control evaluation and risk assessment to identify loopholes and areas
•     requiring management intervention to prevent frauds, embezzlements, misappropriations,
•     misuse and wastage and ensuring that objectives of the organization are achieved
•     economically, efficiently and effectively;
•     Prepare an Annual Internal Audit Plan based on risk assessment including tasks,
•     assignments and timelines for completion for each task and main activities, personnel to be employed, and reporting results of audit;
•     Schedule regular meetings with management to communicate audit findings and explore suitable solutions.
•     Ensure compliance with established internal control procedures by examining records, reports, operating practices, and documentation
•     Conducting any other related task that may be assigned by the management

Competency And Technical Skill Requirements

•     Strong moral and ethical foundation to disclose potentially illegal the knowledge of the criminal and unethical business practices or data
•     Team working skills with the interpersonal skills to establish and maintain the effective working relationships.
•     Assertiveness and have strong communication skills.
•     Knowledge of computers and different accounting packages/software used by the organization.

Education:

•     Degree in Accountancy, ICAN, ACCA and proficiency in the use of SAGE 50
•     Experience Required: 5-7 Years
•     Personal Qualities: Motivational but also challenging
•     Highly developed leadership and general management skills
•     A strong lateral thinker whose natural default is to create and/or encourage innovative solutions to challenges and problems
•     Keen intellect and strong analytical skills with the ability to identify and pursue solutions swiftly
•     Energetic, enthusiastic and a measured risk-taker
•     An effective and authentic communicator, both orally and with the written word

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Report To: management regarding the finances of establishment

Job Purpose:
The Accountant will deal with monthly general ledger, balance sheet an income statement analysis and income statement presentation.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

•     Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
•     Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting and other tax requirements
•     Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
•     Establish tables of accounts, and assign entries to proper accounts.
•     Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs
•     Responsible for preparing general ledger entries and reconciliations or month-end closing to close books in a timely manner
•     Assist in documentation and monitoring of internal controls
•     Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology
•     Appraise, evaluate, and inventory real property and equipment, recording information such as the property's description, value, and location.

Competency And Technical Skill Requirements

•     Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
•     Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
•     Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
•     Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
•     The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers.
•     The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, mathematical operations).
•     Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management and external agencies to maximize performance, creativity, problem solving and results.

Analytical skills

•     Supervisory management skills
•     Vast in excel and Microsoft word detailed oriented and organised at work

Education:

• B.Sc/HND in Accounting or related course/ICAN will be an added advantage

Experience Required:

•     Applicants must have at least 3 years experience in management and financial systems and budgets, financial reporting, financial data analysis taxation and providing financial advice.
•     Strong knowledge of cost accounting is also important

Personal Qualities

•     Motivational but also challenging
•     Ability to work well under pressure
•     Keen intellect and strong analytical skills with the ability to identify and pursue solutions swiftly
•     An effective and authentic communicator, both orally and with the written word Strong ability to influence others
•     Excellent interpersonal, influencing and communication skills;
•     Pro-active and self motivated with the ability to work flexibly on your own initiative and under pressure;
•     Strong organisation skills and ability to meet deadlines;
•     Knowledge of Current employment legislation and Human Resources best practices

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Responsibilities

•     Supplier/Creditor account reconciliations
•     Customer/Debtor account reconciliations
•     Reconciliation of the Withholding tax account in the b/s
•     Reconciliation of the VAT account
•     Other duties that may come up.

Qualification

• B.Sc/HND in Accounting or related course in the early stages of an accounting qualification (ICAN, ACCA)

The individual must demonstrate

•     Good Communication Skill
•     Organizational Skills
•     Analytical Skills
•     Excellent business acumen
•     Feedback &Reporting skills
•     Reading and Writing skills
•     Microsoft Office skills